BABYSCAN - a whole body counter for small children in Fukushima

BABYSCAN - a whole body counter for small children in Fukushima

BABYSCAN, a whole body counter for small children with a detection limit for \(^{137}\)Cs of better than 50 Bq/body, was developed, and the first unit has been installed at a hospital in Fukushima, to help families with small children who are very much concerned about internal exposures. The design...

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Veröffentlicht in:arXiv.org 2014-06
Hauptverfasser: Hayano, Ryugo S, Yamanaka, Shunji, Bronson, Frazier L, Oginni, Babatunde, Muramatsu, Isamu
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Sprache:eng
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Physics - Medical Physics
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Zusammenfassung:BABYSCAN, a whole body counter for small children with a detection limit for \(^{137}\)Cs of better than 50 Bq/body, was developed, and the first unit has been installed at a hospital in Fukushima, to help families with small children who are very much concerned about internal exposures. The design principles, implementation details and the initial operating experience are described.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1402.5508