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A Feasibility Study on the Lens of Eye Dose Assessment Using the System of Multi-Element TLD

다중소자 열형광선량계에 의한 수정체 등가선량 평가의 적정성 연구

  • 이나래 (과학기술연합대학원대학교) ;
  • 한승재 (과학기술연합대학원대학교) ;
  • 이병일 (방사선보건연구원) ;
  • 조건우 (과학기술연합대학원대학교)
  • Received : 2012.04.04
  • Accepted : 2012.06.05
  • Published : 2012.06.30

Abstract

International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) has revised its recommendations concerning the tissue reaction to ionizing radiation in accordance with consideration of the detriment arising from non-cancer effects of radiation on health based on recent epidemiological basis. Particularly, for the lens of the eye, the threshold in absorbed dose revised to be 0.5 Gy, for occupational exposure in planned exposure situation the commission recommended "An equivalent dose limit for the lens of the eye of 20 mSv in a year, averaged over defined periods of 5 years, with no single year exceeding 50 mSv." To monitor the radiation exposure of radiation worker, TLD is typically provided and the lens of eye dose can be assessed by run of dose calculation algorithm with TL element response data. This study is to assess equivalent dose of the lens of eye using the Harshaw TLD system and its two different dose calculation algorithms. The result provides the Harshaw TLD system showed the assessment of the lens of eye dose with 48.84% error range.

2011년 국제방사선방호위원회(ICRP)는 최근 역학 조사들을 근거로 방사선영향으로 발생할 수 있는 암 외 질환의 위험에 대한 권고를 개정하였다. 특히 수정체 조직반응의 발단선량을 0.5 Gy로 하향 조정하면서, 계획 피폭상황에서 직무 피폭 시 수정체 등가선량한도를 "정해진 5년 기간 동안 평균해서 연간 20 mSv, 그 중 어느 한 해에도 50 mSv를 초과하지 않아야 한다"로 권고하였다. 방사선작업종사자의 외부선량은 개인 열형광선량계(TLD)를 사용하여 감시하고 있으며 판독한 열형광소자별 반응도를 선량평가 알고리즘에 적용하면 개인의 수정체 등가선량을 구할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 성능검사에 사용된 Harshaw TLD의 소자반응도를 사용하여 현재 사용 중인 알고리즘들에 의한 수정체 등가선량을 평가하였다. 그 결과 성능검사에 사용된 TLD의 소자반응도를 사용하여 수정체 등가선량을 평가한 경우 알고리즘 간의 상대오차는 최대 48.84% 내에 있는 것으로 나타났다.

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