Development of the Measurement Method of Extremely Low Level Activity with Imaging Plate

Imaging Plate를 이용한 극저준위 방사능 측정에 관한 연구

  • Kwak, Ji-Yeon (Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science) ;
  • Lee, K.B. (Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science) ;
  • Lee, Jong-Man (Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science) ;
  • Park, Tae-Soon (Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science) ;
  • Oh, Pil-Jae (Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science) ;
  • Lee, Min-Kie (Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science) ;
  • Seo, Ji-Suk (Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science) ;
  • Hwang, Han-Yull (Mokwon University)
  • Published : 2004.12.30

Abstract

An imaging plate(IP) detector, a two-dimensional digital radiation detector that can acquire image of radioactivity distribution in a sample, has been applied in many fields; for industrial radiography, medical diagnosis, X-ray diffraction test, etc. In this study, the possibility of IP detector to be used lot measuring radioactivity of sample is explored using its high sensitivity, higher spatial resolution, wider dynamic range and screen uniformity for several kinds radiations. First, the IP detector is applied to measure the surface uniformity for area source. Surface uniformity is measured rapidly and nondestructively by measuring the radioactivity distribution of common standard area source$(^{241}Am)$. Next, the IP is employed to study the possibility of measuring an extremely low-level activity of environmental sample. For this study the screen uniformity, shield effect of background radiation, linear dynamic range and fading effect of the IP detector is investigated. The potato, banana, radish and carrot samples are chosen to measure ultra low-level activity of $^{40}K$ isotope. The efficiency calibration of IP detector is carried out using the standard source.

시료중의 방사능 분포를 영상으로 획득할 수 있는 2차원 디지털 방사선 검출기인 Imaging Plate(IP) 검출기는 주로 산업용 라디오그라피, 의료진단, X-선 회절실험 등에서도 광범위하게 사용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 IP 검출기의 여러 종류의 방사선에 대한 높은 감도 우수한 공간 분해능, 넓은 선형범위와 스크린의 높은 균질성을 이용하여 시료중의 방사능을 측정할 수 있는 가능성에 대해 조사하였다. 먼저 IP 검출기를 이용하여 면적선원의 표면균질도 측정에 적용하였다. 상용 기준 면적선원$(^{241}Am)$의 방사능 분포에 대한 영상을 얻어서 표면 균질도를 비 파괴적이고 신속하게 측정하였다. 다음으로 IP 검출기를 극저준위 방사능 측정에 적용하여 방사능 측정가능성에 대해 연구하였다. 이를 위해 IP 검출기의 스크린 균질도, 배경방사선 차폐효과, 선형범위 조사, fading 시간을 조사하였다. 극저준위 방사능 측정을 위해 감자 바나나 무 당근에 포함되어 있는 $^{40}K$ 자연방사능을 선택하여 측정하였다. 기준선원을 사용하여 IP 효율교정을 수행하였다.

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