DocumentCode
2998563
Title
Integrated personal dosimeter
Author
Hansen, Peter
Author_Institution
Telesensors, Inc., Knoxville, TN
fYear
2009
fDate
17-19 Feb. 2009
Firstpage
249
Lastpage
254
Abstract
By measuring both activity and energy of X-rays and gamma-radiation, a spectroscopic dosimeter provides an accurate estimate of biological damage due to ionizing radiation. A multi-channel-analyzer (MCA) mixed-signal integrated circuit is in development to achieve a small form factor, and the low power consumption needed for this portable battery operated device.
Keywords
dosimeters; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; X-rays; biological damage; gamma-radiation; integrated personal dosimeter; ionizing radiation; multi-channel-analyzer mixed-signal integrated circuit; portable battery operated device; spectroscopic dosimeter; Attenuation; Dosimetry; Electrons; Energy measurement; Gamma ray detectors; Ionizing radiation; Particle scattering; Positrons; Spectroscopy; X-ray scattering; Cadmium-Zinc-Telluride (CZT) detector; Gamma-Spectroscopy; Multi-Channel-Analyzer (MCA); Personal Dosimetry;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Sensors Applications Symposium, 2009. SAS 2009. IEEE
Conference_Location
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2786-4
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-2787-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/SAS.2009.4801810
Filename
4801810
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