Dose Mapping of a Gamma Industrial Radiation Facility Using a Practical and Computational Dosimetry

Comparison results for absorbed dose mapping of the Co60 industrial radiation facility BULGAMMA of Sopharma PLC, Bulgaria using a practical and computational dosimetry are presented in the paper. The gamma radiation facility is based on JS-8500 Co60 irradiator produced by MDS Nordian, Canada. The ab...

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Main Authors: N. Boshnakova, Valentine Lazurik, Valentina Lazurik, Gennadiy Popov, Yurii Rogov
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Language:English
Published: V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University Publishing 2012-05-01
Series:East European Journal of Physics
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Online Access:http://periodicals.karazin.ua/eejp/article/view/13818
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author N. Boshnakova
Valentine Lazurik
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Gennadiy Popov
Yurii Rogov
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description Comparison results for absorbed dose mapping of the Co60 industrial radiation facility BULGAMMA of Sopharma PLC, Bulgaria using a practical and computational dosimetry are presented in the paper. The gamma radiation facility is based on JS-8500 Co60 irradiator produced by MDS Nordian, Canada. The absorbed dose distributions of gamma rays in an irradiated product on JS-8500 Co60 irradiator have been calculated using the ModeGR Monte Carlo software. The software ModeGR was designed specially for simulation of the absorbed dose distribution within multi-layer packages irradiated with gamma ray from flat panoramic Co60 source rack using a Monte Carlo method. Absorbed dose measurements into containers filled with material using Ethanol Chlorobenzene chemical dosimeters were carried out to validate the software ModeGR. The comparison results show that software ModeGR can be used as a predictive tool for detailed dose mapping in gamma irradiated product.
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spelling doaj.art-7d93dac8b62f4310af6464ba8499c0fd2022-12-21T20:04:39ZengV.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University PublishingEast European Journal of Physics2312-43342312-45392012-05-011001(2)Dose Mapping of a Gamma Industrial Radiation Facility Using a Practical and Computational DosimetryN. Boshnakova0Valentine Lazurik1Valentina Lazurik2Gennadiy Popov3Yurii Rogov4BULGAMMA, Sopharma PLC, Sophiya, Bulgaria; Technical University of Sofia, Sofia, BulgariaV.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, UkraineV.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, UkraineV.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, UkraineNational Science Center “Kharkov Institute of Physics and Technology”, Kharkiv, UkraineComparison results for absorbed dose mapping of the Co60 industrial radiation facility BULGAMMA of Sopharma PLC, Bulgaria using a practical and computational dosimetry are presented in the paper. The gamma radiation facility is based on JS-8500 Co60 irradiator produced by MDS Nordian, Canada. The absorbed dose distributions of gamma rays in an irradiated product on JS-8500 Co60 irradiator have been calculated using the ModeGR Monte Carlo software. The software ModeGR was designed specially for simulation of the absorbed dose distribution within multi-layer packages irradiated with gamma ray from flat panoramic Co60 source rack using a Monte Carlo method. Absorbed dose measurements into containers filled with material using Ethanol Chlorobenzene chemical dosimeters were carried out to validate the software ModeGR. The comparison results show that software ModeGR can be used as a predictive tool for detailed dose mapping in gamma irradiated product.http://periodicals.karazin.ua/eejp/article/view/13818computational dosimetrysoftware ModeGRMonte Carlo methodabsorbed dose mapping
spellingShingle N. Boshnakova
Valentine Lazurik
Valentina Lazurik
Gennadiy Popov
Yurii Rogov
Dose Mapping of a Gamma Industrial Radiation Facility Using a Practical and Computational Dosimetry
East European Journal of Physics
computational dosimetry
software ModeGR
Monte Carlo method
absorbed dose mapping
title Dose Mapping of a Gamma Industrial Radiation Facility Using a Practical and Computational Dosimetry
title_full Dose Mapping of a Gamma Industrial Radiation Facility Using a Practical and Computational Dosimetry
title_fullStr Dose Mapping of a Gamma Industrial Radiation Facility Using a Practical and Computational Dosimetry
title_full_unstemmed Dose Mapping of a Gamma Industrial Radiation Facility Using a Practical and Computational Dosimetry
title_short Dose Mapping of a Gamma Industrial Radiation Facility Using a Practical and Computational Dosimetry
title_sort dose mapping of a gamma industrial radiation facility using a practical and computational dosimetry
topic computational dosimetry
software ModeGR
Monte Carlo method
absorbed dose mapping
url http://periodicals.karazin.ua/eejp/article/view/13818
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