{"title":"RF-EMF electromagnetic environment IN the West Bank, Palestine.","authors":"Adnan Lahham, Mahmoud Alkhatib","doi":"10.1093/rpd/ncaf015","DOIUrl":"10.1093/rpd/ncaf015","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>With the increase in the distribution of sources of electromagnetic fields in the environment, public exposure to non-ionizing radiation emitted from these sources will increase and change with time. This work aims at the evaluation of public exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields in the West Bank and compares this exposure with previous studies with a time interval difference of 11 years. Measurements of exposure were conducted in the outdoor environment in 149 locations using tri-axial E-field frequency-selective personal exposure meter EME SPY 140 enabling measurements of electric field strength in 14 predefined frequency bands in the range from 80 to 6 GHz. The average field strength from all sources in all investigated locations was 1.4 Vm-1. The maximum exposure measured at any location in the country was 7.43 Vm-1 and was found in Ramallah City center. The exposure quotient corresponding to this value was about 19 times below unity. The total exposure quotient for all locations was 0.001 with FM broadcasting being the main contributor by about 36%, UMTS2100 downlink by 24%, GSM 900 downlink contributing by 17%, WiFi 5GHz by 9% GSM 1800 downlink by 5%. Seven other RF sources contributed together by only 9% including WiMax, TV, WiFi 2 GHz, and others. More than 90% of the electric field strength values were below the level of 3 Vm-1. Within 11 years the average total exposure coefficient increased by a factor of about 2.</p>","PeriodicalId":20795,"journal":{"name":"Radiation protection dosimetry","volume":" ","pages":"255-260"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143477092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Li Mingsheng, Ma Xiangjie, Liu Ya, Wei Xiao, Sun Quanfu, Cheng Jinsheng
{"title":"Evaluation of the self-shielding characteristics of an innovative radiosurgical system ZAP-X.","authors":"Li Mingsheng, Ma Xiangjie, Liu Ya, Wei Xiao, Sun Quanfu, Cheng Jinsheng","doi":"10.1093/rpd/ncaf007","DOIUrl":"10.1093/rpd/ncaf007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The aim of this study was to evaluate the radiation level of a ZAP-X self-shielding system by comparing it with the requirements of the Chinese radiation protection standards and to provide a practical solution for the operation of ZAP-X in China.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Under the maximum workload of the ZAP-X system, the weekly radiation dose and the instantaneous dose rate (IDR) outside the safety perimeter of the ZAP-X system were compared to the requirements of relevant standards.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The maximum weekly and annual dose equivalents, derived from the IDRs and accumulative doses, were as follows:1.99 μSv/week and 0.10 mSv/year, and 3.47 μSv/week and 0.17 mSv/year, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The radiation levels around the ZAP-X system meet the requirements of the weekly and annual dose constraints in relevant Chinese standards. The IDRs generated by the ZAP-X system do not meet the requirements of the existing radiation protection standards. A viable solution is to adjust the safety perimeter to comply with existing standards.</p>","PeriodicalId":20795,"journal":{"name":"Radiation protection dosimetry","volume":" ","pages":"178-191"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143190302","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ngoc-Quynh Nguyen, Tadahiro Kurosawa, Ngoc-Thiem Le
{"title":"Optimization of Bonner sphere spectrometer design applying Bayesian approach.","authors":"Ngoc-Quynh Nguyen, Tadahiro Kurosawa, Ngoc-Thiem Le","doi":"10.1093/rpd/ncaf008","DOIUrl":"10.1093/rpd/ncaf008","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The design of Bonner Sphere Spectrometer (BSS) was optimized using Bayesian approach for two different measurement purposes in the ISO 8529 neutron standard field of 241Am-Be source as follows: (i) for the best estimation of neutron fluence spectrum and (ii) for the best estimation of neutron ambient dose equivalent, H*(10). As results, two optimal sets of BSS system (with sequential specific diameters) were proposed: (i) for the first problem, an optimal BSS system with a maximum of six different diameters is needed to obtain neutron fluence spectrum with the standard uncertainties in each energy bin as low as reasonably achievable and (ii) for the second problem, if one would just like to achieve the output H*(10) with a standard uncertainty <10%, only two optimal BSS measurements are needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":20795,"journal":{"name":"Radiation protection dosimetry","volume":" ","pages":"204-210"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143256455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessment of radioactivity in soil samples from Wolaita Sodo town, Ethiopia: implications for environmental and public health.","authors":"Nigus Maregu Demewoz, Lingerew Nebere Kassie, Hailu Geremew Zeleke","doi":"10.1093/rpd/ncaf002","DOIUrl":"10.1093/rpd/ncaf002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study assesses the activity concentrations of the radionuclides 238U, 232Th, and 40K in soil samples collected from Wolaita Sodo town, located in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' (SNNP) Region, Ethiopia. A gamma-ray spectrometer equipped with a NaI(Tl) detector was used for the measurements. The concentrations of 238U, 232Th, and 40K varied from 3.25 ± 1.5 to 13.84 ± 2.2 Bq.kg-1, 0.4 ± 0.9 to 85.12 ± 3.4 Bq.kg-1, and 34.43 ± 2.7 to 748.07 ± 5.9 Bq.kg-1, respectively. The average activity concentrations were 7.83 ± 1.9 Bq.kg-1, 40.74 ± 2.7 Bq.kg-1, and 161.63 ± 3.9 Bq.kg-1 for 238U, 232Th, and 40K, respectively. The average radium equivalent activity was 192.25 Bq.kg-1, well below the recommended safety limit of 370 Bq.kg-1. The average gamma dose rate, and annual effective dose rate were 35.68 nGy.h-1, and 0.18 mSv.y-1, respectively. The internal and external indexes are below the recommended limit set by UNSCEAR and ICRP. However, the estimated excess lifetime cancer risk and indoor radon concentrations are slightly higher. Despite this, the overall radiological impact on the environment and public health in the study area remains negligible. This study provides valuable baseline data for radiation protection and informs urban and environmental policy in the region.</p>","PeriodicalId":20795,"journal":{"name":"Radiation protection dosimetry","volume":" ","pages":"160-177"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11884513/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143028976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Seong Yeon Lee, Yong Ho Jin, Min Seong Kim, Ji Woo Kim, Kwang Pyo Kim
{"title":"Radiological safety assessment of monazite industry worker due to NORM inhalation.","authors":"Seong Yeon Lee, Yong Ho Jin, Min Seong Kim, Ji Woo Kim, Kwang Pyo Kim","doi":"10.1093/rpd/ncaf005","DOIUrl":"10.1093/rpd/ncaf005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Monazite is used as a raw material for the production of rare earth elements. The workers in the monazite industry are exposed to radiation from the raw material. Therefore, internal radiation dose should be assessed for radiological safety assessment of the workers. The objective of this study is to assess the internal radiation dose to workers of the monazite industry in Korea by means of measured particulate. Particulate properties, including size distribution, density, shape, and radioactivity concentration were analyzed. Then, the internal radiation dose coefficients were derived using the IMBA software. Work scenarios were derived by identifying the work time. Finally, internal radiation doses were calculated with the collected and calculated data. The internal radiation dose ranged from 7.48 × 10-3 to 3.25 × 10-1 mSv y-1 with dose difference by orders of magnitude. It is highlighted why such data should be directly collected at sites to realistically assess radiation dose to workers.</p>","PeriodicalId":20795,"journal":{"name":"Radiation protection dosimetry","volume":" ","pages":"192-203"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143190304","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Perko Vukotic, Ranko Zekic, Nikola Svrkota, Tomislav Andjelic, Aleksandar Dlabac, Radivoje Mrdak, Ranko Svrkota
{"title":"Radon in schools of Montenegro.","authors":"Perko Vukotic, Ranko Zekic, Nikola Svrkota, Tomislav Andjelic, Aleksandar Dlabac, Radivoje Mrdak, Ranko Svrkota","doi":"10.1093/rpd/ncaf009","DOIUrl":"10.1093/rpd/ncaf009","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>During the school year, radon (222Rn) was continuously measured with passive detectors in all public schools in Montenegro-345 primary and 47 secondary schools. Measurements were taken in all ground-floor classrooms and offices (2336 rooms in total), as well as in 182 first-floor rooms across 91 schools. On the first floor, the arithmetic mean (AM) of radon concentrations was 100 Bq/m3, and the median (MED) was 65 Bq/m3, with only five schools having rooms where radon levels exceeded 300 Bq/m3. On the ground floor of all 392 schools, the AM was 276 Bq/m3, and the MED was 146 Bq/m3. In 188 schools, some rooms had radon levels above 300 Bq/m3, and in 43 schools, certain rooms exceeded 1000 Bq/m3. An assessment of the effective annual doses from radon inhalation for pupils was also conducted. On average, the dose was 0.66 mSv per school year, although in some classrooms it reached up to 11 mSv.</p>","PeriodicalId":20795,"journal":{"name":"Radiation protection dosimetry","volume":" ","pages":"211-222"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143399814","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Konstantinos Karfopoulos, Filipa Domingos, Govert de With, Bogusław Michalik, H Burçin Okyar, Christos Maramathas, Nikos Salpadimos, Constantinos Potiriadis, Valentina Neculae, Alžbeta Ďurecová, Veronika Drábová, Miroslav Pinak
{"title":"Results of the joint IAEA/EEAE Intercomparison exercise on radioanalytical characterization of NORM samples in the European region.","authors":"Konstantinos Karfopoulos, Filipa Domingos, Govert de With, Bogusław Michalik, H Burçin Okyar, Christos Maramathas, Nikos Salpadimos, Constantinos Potiriadis, Valentina Neculae, Alžbeta Ďurecová, Veronika Drábová, Miroslav Pinak","doi":"10.1093/rpd/ncaf003","DOIUrl":"10.1093/rpd/ncaf003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) may pose radiological risks across various industrial processes. Characterizing NORM is challenging due to radionuclide diversity, complex material matrices, and the multiple analytical techniques required. This study documents an Intercomparison Exercise (ICE) on the radioanalytical characterization of NORM, organized by International Atomic Energy Agency and EEAE to evaluate participants' abilities to implement appropriate radioanalytical techniques and promote harmonization, thus contributing to ongoing optimization efforts into radiation protection of workers and the public. Thirty-one laboratories from 21 countries participated and determined the activity concentrations of long-lived radionuclides such as 40K, 238U, 226Ra, and 232Th in two ICE items, most through gamma spectrometry. Improper handling and insufficient testing of equilibria status within uranium and thorium series were key sources of unsatisfactory results. Notably, laboratories' accreditation status did not correlate with analytical accuracy. Overall, study findings highlight improvements are needed in sample preparation, assumptions' validation and measurement uncertainty budget estimation procedures.</p>","PeriodicalId":20795,"journal":{"name":"Radiation protection dosimetry","volume":" ","pages":"223-246"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11884514/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143459307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The 'fading' of thermoluminescence glow peaks: still more failures than successes.","authors":"Yigal Horowitz","doi":"10.1093/rpd/ncaf006","DOIUrl":"10.1093/rpd/ncaf006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20795,"journal":{"name":"Radiation protection dosimetry","volume":" ","pages":"159"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143075116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alfredo V Mercado-Quintero, Eugenio Torres-García, Keila Isaac-Olivé, Rocío Torres-García, Liliana Aranda-Lara, Hansel Torres-Velázquez
{"title":"Novel photopeak-independent correction method for internal activity calculation of 99mTc: a simulation study.","authors":"Alfredo V Mercado-Quintero, Eugenio Torres-García, Keila Isaac-Olivé, Rocío Torres-García, Liliana Aranda-Lara, Hansel Torres-Velázquez","doi":"10.1093/rpd/ncae224","DOIUrl":"10.1093/rpd/ncae224","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper presents a new method for correcting the contribution of scattered radiation to the measurement of 99mTc internal activity in nuclear medicine patients using gamma cameras. So, this study aims to derive scattering correction factors by Monte Carlo simulation for anterior and posterior count rates (${I}_{mathrm{A}}$ and ${I}_{mathrm{P}}$) in the conjugate view method, enabling more precise estimation of activity A(t) compared to traditional trapezoidal and triangular approximations. The new approach eliminates the need to use photopeak for determining the fraction of scattered photons. Our results showed differences of <3% with respect to the real activity and 11% for the trapezoidal and triangular approaches.</p>","PeriodicalId":20795,"journal":{"name":"Radiation protection dosimetry","volume":" ","pages":"105-112"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142829787","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Estimation radon exposure in underground gold mines in Colombia.","authors":"Vanessa Peña, Jorge A Puerta","doi":"10.1093/rpd/ncae228","DOIUrl":"10.1093/rpd/ncae228","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Environmental measurements of Radon and its progeny were carried out in a gold mining area in the department of Antioquia, Colombia. Radon concentration measurements were carried out during 2 y in seven different measurement points in three types of geological zones, by using EPERM electret chambers and DOSEman Pro detectors at each point. Radon concentration values between 858 ± 59 Bq m-3 and 2469 ± 158 Bq m-3 and an equilibrium factor between 0.15 and 0.27 were found. The annual effective dose, taking into account the radon concentration, was determined under two calculation methodologies ([1] and International Commission of Radiological Protection 137), obtaining values of up to 7.7 mSv, and 13.5 mSv, respectively, for 2000 annual working hours, which shows the importance of the dosimetric data and epidemiological studies carried out year after year to reduce the uncertainties regarding estimates of radon exposure and the need to carry out individual monitoring of miners.</p>","PeriodicalId":20795,"journal":{"name":"Radiation protection dosimetry","volume":" ","pages":"122-129"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142897013","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}