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A local intercomparison study of ESR dosimetry using tooth enamel

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Using electron spin resonance (ESR), tooth enamel is a possible dosimeter in case of a radiation accident. To check the present status of this technique, we conducted a local intercomparison study. We irradiated several samples of tooth enamel with a60Co source. Three institutes in Belgium and The Netherlands recorded the ESR signal of the samples. The results of the measurements and the methods used are compared. It is concluded that ESR on tooth enamel can be a useful technique in accident dosimetry, provided further research is done.

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  1. F. Callens (Senior Research Associate NFSR)

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  1. Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, Calibration and Dosimetry, Boeretang 200, 2400, Mol, Belgium

    F. Vanhavere & M. Loos

  2. Lab. Crystallography and Study Solid State, University Gent, Krijgslaan 281, 9000, Gent, Belgium

    F. Callens (Senior Research Associate NFSR)

  3. Lab. Inorg. Nucl. Chem., University Louvain-la-Neuve, 2 Chemin du Cyclotron, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

    R. Debuyst

  4. Lab. Mol. Spectroscopy, Tornooiveld, University Nijmegen, 6525 ED, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    E. De Boer & A. Klaassen

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Vanhavere, F., Loos, M., Callens, F. et al. A local intercomparison study of ESR dosimetry using tooth enamel. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 221, 123–126 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02035253

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