TY  - JOUR
AU  - Carinou, Eleftheria
AU  - Kollaard, Robert
AU  - Stanković-Petrović, Jelena S.
AU  - Ginjaume, Merce
PY  - 2019
UR  - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/9021
AB  - Following the proposal of the ICRP for the reduction of the dose limit for the lens of the eye, which has been adopted by the International Atomic Energy Agency and the European Council, concerns have been raised about the implementation of proper dose monitoring methods as defined in national regulations, and about the harmonisation between European countries. The European Radiation Dosimetry Group organised a survey at the end of 2017, through a web questionnaire, regarding national dose monitoring regulations. The questions were related to: double dosimetry, algorithms for the estimation of the effective dose, methodology for the determination of the equivalent dose to the lens of the eye and structure of the national dose registry. The results showed that more than 50% of the countries that responded to the survey have legal requirements about the number and the position of dosemeters used for estimation of the effective dose when radiation protection garments are used. However, in only five out of 26 countries are there nationally approved algorithms for the estimation of the effective dose. In 14 out of 26 countries there is a legal requirement to estimate the dose to the lens of the eye. All of the responding countries use some kind of national database for storing individual monitoring data but in only 12 out of 26 countries are the estimated effective dose values stored. The personal dose equivalent at depth 3 mm is stored in the registry of only seven out of 26 countries. From the survey, performed just before the implementation of the European Basic Safety Standards Directive, it is concluded that national occupational exposure frameworks require intensive and immediate work under the coordination of the competent authorities to bring them into line with the latest basic safety standards and achieve harmonisation between European countries.
T2  - Journal of Radiological Protection
T1  - A European survey on the regulatory status for the estimation of the effective dose and the equivalent dose to the lens of the eye when radiation protection garments are used
VL  - 39
IS  - 1
SP  - 126
EP  - 135
DO  - 10.1088/1361-6498/aaf456
ER  - 

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Carinou, E., Kollaard, R., Stanković-Petrović, J. S.,& Ginjaume, M.. (2019). A European survey on the regulatory status for the estimation of the effective dose and the equivalent dose to the lens of the eye when radiation protection garments are used. in Journal of Radiological Protection, 39(1), 126-135.
https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6498/aaf456

Carinou E, Kollaard R, Stanković-Petrović JS, Ginjaume M. A European survey on the regulatory status for the estimation of the effective dose and the equivalent dose to the lens of the eye when radiation protection garments are used. in Journal of Radiological Protection. 2019;39(1):126-135.
doi:10.1088/1361-6498/aaf456 .

Carinou, Eleftheria, Kollaard, Robert, Stanković-Petrović, Jelena S., Ginjaume, Merce, "A European survey on the regulatory status for the estimation of the effective dose and the equivalent dose to the lens of the eye when radiation protection garments are used" in Journal of Radiological Protection, 39, no. 1 (2019):126-135,
https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6498/aaf456 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Hourdakis, Constantine J.
AU  - Csete, I.
AU  - Daures, J.
AU  - Jarvinen, Hannu
AU  - Mihailescu, L-C
AU  - Sochor, V.
AU  - Novak, L.
AU  - Pedersen, M.
AU  - Kosunen, A.
AU  - Toroi, P.
AU  - Denoziere, M.
AU  - Buermann, L.
AU  - Megzifene, A.
AU  - Einarsson, G.
AU  - Ferrari, P.
AU  - dePooter, J.
AU  - Bjerke, H.
AU  - Brodecki, M.
AU  - Cardoso, J.
AU  - Bercea, S.
AU  - Ciraj-Bjelac, Olivera
AU  - Compel, J.
AU  - Glavič-Cindro, Denis
AU  - Ginjaume, Merce
AU  - Persson, L.
AU  - Grindborg, J-E
PY  - 2015
UR  - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2749
AB  - The EURAMET #1177 project, identified as EURAMET RI(I)-S9 comparison, was the first EURAMET wide scale supplementary comparison in the field of diagnostic radiology for air kerma area product, P-KA, and air kerma, K. It was conducted with the goal of testing the measurement and calibration capabilities for P-KA and K, as well as of supporting the relevant CMCs of the participating laboratories. Two commercial KAP meters and an ionization chamber were selected as transfer instruments and circulated between the 22 European participants. The measurements were performed from April 2011 until July 2012. The stability and the performance of the transfer instruments were tested by the pilot laboratory (IRCL/GAEC-EIM) and few other laboratories as well. The test results revealed that the energy (radiation quality), Q, irradiation area, A, and air kerma rate, K dependences of response of the transfer KAP meters influence the comparison of the results when different measurement conditions were pertained and therefore, appropriate correction factors were obtained and applied to the reported calibration results of the laboratories, when necessary. The comparison reference values (CRVs) for each instrument were determined as the weighted mean of the calibration coefficients of the three participating primary laboratories. The relative standard uncertainty of the CRVs were in the range of (0.4-1.6)% depending on the transfer instruments and beam qualities. The comparison result as the ratio of the corrected calibration coefficient of participant and the respective CRV, and its uncertainty were calculated for all beam qualities and transfer instruments. The informative degrees of equivalence (DoE) were calculated for the refrence RQR 5 beam quality. In case of air kema area product measurements the results for the RADCAL PDC KAP meter were used. The 216 KAP meter calibration results of the two different transfer instruments in terms of air kerma area product were consistent within 5% except 40 results of 8 participants. The 103 air kerma calibration results were consistent within 1.7%, except 10 results of 4 participants.
T2  - Metrologia
T1  - Comparison of air kerma area product and air kerma meter calibrations for X-ray radiation qualities used in diagnostic radiology
VL  - 52
DO  - 10.1088/0026-1394/52/1A/06024
ER  - 

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author = "Hourdakis, Constantine J. and Csete, I. and Daures, J. and Jarvinen, Hannu and Mihailescu, L-C and Sochor, V. and Novak, L. and Pedersen, M. and Kosunen, A. and Toroi, P. and Denoziere, M. and Buermann, L. and Megzifene, A. and Einarsson, G. and Ferrari, P. and dePooter, J. and Bjerke, H. and Brodecki, M. and Cardoso, J. and Bercea, S. and Ciraj-Bjelac, Olivera and Compel, J. and Glavič-Cindro, Denis and Ginjaume, Merce and Persson, L. and Grindborg, J-E",
year = "2015",
abstract = "The EURAMET #1177 project, identified as EURAMET RI(I)-S9 comparison, was the first EURAMET wide scale supplementary comparison in the field of diagnostic radiology for air kerma area product, P-KA, and air kerma, K. It was conducted with the goal of testing the measurement and calibration capabilities for P-KA and K, as well as of supporting the relevant CMCs of the participating laboratories. Two commercial KAP meters and an ionization chamber were selected as transfer instruments and circulated between the 22 European participants. The measurements were performed from April 2011 until July 2012. The stability and the performance of the transfer instruments were tested by the pilot laboratory (IRCL/GAEC-EIM) and few other laboratories as well. The test results revealed that the energy (radiation quality), Q, irradiation area, A, and air kerma rate, K dependences of response of the transfer KAP meters influence the comparison of the results when different measurement conditions were pertained and therefore, appropriate correction factors were obtained and applied to the reported calibration results of the laboratories, when necessary. The comparison reference values (CRVs) for each instrument were determined as the weighted mean of the calibration coefficients of the three participating primary laboratories. The relative standard uncertainty of the CRVs were in the range of (0.4-1.6)% depending on the transfer instruments and beam qualities. The comparison result as the ratio of the corrected calibration coefficient of participant and the respective CRV, and its uncertainty were calculated for all beam qualities and transfer instruments. The informative degrees of equivalence (DoE) were calculated for the refrence RQR 5 beam quality. In case of air kema area product measurements the results for the RADCAL PDC KAP meter were used. The 216 KAP meter calibration results of the two different transfer instruments in terms of air kerma area product were consistent within 5% except 40 results of 8 participants. The 103 air kerma calibration results were consistent within 1.7%, except 10 results of 4 participants.",
journal = "Metrologia",
title = "Comparison of air kerma area product and air kerma meter calibrations for X-ray radiation qualities used in diagnostic radiology",
volume = "52",
doi = "10.1088/0026-1394/52/1A/06024"
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Hourdakis, C. J., Csete, I., Daures, J., Jarvinen, H., Mihailescu, L., Sochor, V., Novak, L., Pedersen, M., Kosunen, A., Toroi, P., Denoziere, M., Buermann, L., Megzifene, A., Einarsson, G., Ferrari, P., dePooter, J., Bjerke, H., Brodecki, M., Cardoso, J., Bercea, S., Ciraj-Bjelac, O., Compel, J., Glavič-Cindro, D., Ginjaume, M., Persson, L.,& Grindborg, J.. (2015). Comparison of air kerma area product and air kerma meter calibrations for X-ray radiation qualities used in diagnostic radiology. in Metrologia, 52.
https://doi.org/10.1088/0026-1394/52/1A/06024

Hourdakis CJ, Csete I, Daures J, Jarvinen H, Mihailescu L, Sochor V, Novak L, Pedersen M, Kosunen A, Toroi P, Denoziere M, Buermann L, Megzifene A, Einarsson G, Ferrari P, dePooter J, Bjerke H, Brodecki M, Cardoso J, Bercea S, Ciraj-Bjelac O, Compel J, Glavič-Cindro D, Ginjaume M, Persson L, Grindborg J. Comparison of air kerma area product and air kerma meter calibrations for X-ray radiation qualities used in diagnostic radiology. in Metrologia. 2015;52.
doi:10.1088/0026-1394/52/1A/06024 .

Hourdakis, Constantine J., Csete, I., Daures, J., Jarvinen, Hannu, Mihailescu, L-C, Sochor, V., Novak, L., Pedersen, M., Kosunen, A., Toroi, P., Denoziere, M., Buermann, L., Megzifene, A., Einarsson, G., Ferrari, P., dePooter, J., Bjerke, H., Brodecki, M., Cardoso, J., Bercea, S., Ciraj-Bjelac, Olivera, Compel, J., Glavič-Cindro, Denis, Ginjaume, Merce, Persson, L., Grindborg, J-E, "Comparison of air kerma area product and air kerma meter calibrations for X-ray radiation qualities used in diagnostic radiology" in Metrologia, 52 (2015),
https://doi.org/10.1088/0026-1394/52/1A/06024 . .