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Background: The main goal of experiments is to compare various operational and technical characteristics of D-Shuttle semiconductor personal dosimeters of the Japanese company “Chiyoda Technol Corporation” and Harshaw thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLD) manufactured by “Thermo Fisher Scientific” and DTL-02 of the Russian Research and Production Enterprise (RPE) “Doza” by their occupational and calibration exposure at various dose equivalents from 0.5 to 20 mSv of gamma-radiation. Materials and Methods: Besides dosimeters DTL-02, D-Shuttle and Harshaw TLD, there were also used: (1) the primary reference radionuclide source Hopewell Designs IAEA: G10-1- 12 with 137Cs isotope (an error is not more than 6% and activity is 20 Ci), and (2) the verification device UPGD-2M of RPE “Doza” and installed in the National Center for Expertise and Certification of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Kapchagai, the National Center for Expertise and Certification). Results and Discussion: The main results of researches are the following: (1) TLDs for Harshaw 6600 and DVG-02TM have an approximately equal measurement accuracy of the individual dose equivalents in the range from 0.5 to 20 mSv of gamma-radiation. (2) Advantages of dosimeters for Harshaw 6600 are due to the high measurement productivity and opportunity to indicate the dose on the skin Hp(0.07). Advantages of DVG-02TM consist of operation simplicity and lower cost than of Harshaw 6600. (3) D-Shuttles are convenient for use in the current and the operational monitoring of ionizing radiation. Measurement accuracy and 10% linearity of measurements are ensured when D-Shuttle is irradiated with dose equivalents below 1 mSv at the equivalent dose rate not higher than 3 mSv∙ hr–1. This allows using D-Shuttle at a routine technological activity. Conclusion: The obtained results of experiments demonstrate advantages and disadvantages of D-Shuttle semiconductor dosimeters in comparison with two TLD systems of DVG-02TM and Harshaw 6600.

D-Shuttle (Chiyoda Technol Corporation, Tokyo, Japan) 선량계를 이용하여 개인피폭관리 및 자연방사선량의 모니터링을 위한 기초자료를 제공하는데 연구의 목적이 있다. D-Shuttle을 이용하여 선량을 산출하였다. 선량보고서에서 400 일 노출되었을 때에 1.346 mSv 이었고, 연간선량 (annual dose per year)은 1.228 mSv/year, 평균시간선량 (average dose per hour)은 $0.014{\mu}Sv/hr$ 이었다. 국내의 개인 외부피폭선량 (1.295 mSv/year =Korea average natural individual external dose), 국내의 연간부가선량 (additional dose per year)은 -0.0663 mSv/year 이다. D-Shuttle은 방사선모니터링을 위한 개인선량계로 방사선의 검출성능 우수한 기능, 실시간 방사선 피폭관리, 방사선 작업의 경보 기능, 효율적이고 사용이 편리한 개인 방사선선량의 피폭관리로 ALARA에 매우 유용한 선량계로 사용할 수 있다. 방사선작업종사자와 지역주민의 방사선모니터링 측정기기로 병원, 산업, 의료현장, 원전사고 지역과 비파괴 분야의 위험한 지역에서 방사선모니터링으로 활용될 수 있다.

The purpose of the study is to provide basic data for the management of individual exposure and the monitoring of natural radiation dose using D-Shuttle dosimeter (Chiyoda Technol Corporation, Tokyo, Japan). The dose was calculated using D-Shuttle dosimeter. The dose was 1.346 mSv when exposed for 400 days, the annual dose per year was 1.228 mSv/year and the average dose per hour was $0.014{\mu}Sv/hr$. Domestic individual external dose (1.295 mSv/year = Korea average natural individual external dose) and domestic additional dose per year is -0.0663 mSv/year. D-Shuttle is a personal dosimeter for radiation monitoring. It can be used as a very useful dosimeter for ALARA because of its excellent detection capability of radiation, real-time radiation exposure management, alarm function of radiation work, and efficient and easy to use personal radiation dose management.. Radiation monitoring equipment for radiation workers and local residents can be used for radiation monitoring in hospitals, industry, medical sites, nuclear accident areas and hazardous areas in non-destructive areas.