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Radiation dosimetry and metrology

Dosimetry for diagnostic radiology  
Dosimetry for diagnostic radiology (Trial use of the IAEA Code of Practice) 
Energy loss of protons and heavy ions in water
Comparison and development of dose measurements in mammography
Calibration of plane parallel ionization chambers at 60Co gamma beam for radiotherapy dosimetry

Internal dosimetry  
Mathematical calibration of in vivo spectrometers
Renewing of the mobile whole-body counter
137Cs content and internal radiation doses of special population groups
The mean concentrations of natural uranium in urine and hair of Finnish population (VIHURA)
The mean concentration of tritium in urine of Finnish population (VIHURA-TRITIUM)
Excretion of 210Po in urine
90Sr and 226Ra in human bones
The enhancement of the whole body counters

Determinations of activity  
Selective extraction of 210Po from drinking water - validation of the method 
Calibration of gross alpha measurement using liquid scintillation counting and estimation of total uncertainty
A Comparison of analytical methods used for determination of 235,238U and 210Pb from sediment samples by alpha, beta and gamma spectrometry
Optimising the 14C-measurements for environmental samples
Validation of ADAM-AASIfit software in gross alpha determination from ground water samples
Validation of 226Ra and 228Ra determination method from environmental samples
Radon emanation rate by liquid scintillation counting
Comparison of two direct liquid scintillation methods for measuring radon in drinking water

Irradiation facilities   
Development of a collimated α-particle source for localised tissue irradiation at STUK
Construction of tissue equivalent γ-ray exposure system for irradiating cell cultures and blood samples with different doses and dose rates

 

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