Detector Photon Response and Absorbed Dose and Their Applications to Rapid Triage Techniques

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dc.contributor.advisorPoston, John W. Sr.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBraby, Leslie A.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberFord, John R
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMoore, John S.
dc.creatorVoss, Shannon Prentice
dc.date.accessioned2010-01-15T00:13:10Z
dc.date.accessioned2010-01-16T01:13:10Z
dc.date.available2010-01-15T00:13:10Z
dc.date.available2010-01-16T01:13:10Z
dc.date.created2008-08
dc.date.issued2009-05-15
dc.description.abstractAs radiation specialists, one of our primary objectives in the Navy is protecting people and the environment from the effects of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation. Focusing on radiological dispersal devices (RDD) will provide increased personnel protection as well as optimize emergency response assets for the general public. An attack involving an RDD has been of particular concern because it is intended to spread contamination over a wide area and cause massive panic within the general population. A rapid method of triage will be necessary to segregate the unexposed and slightly exposed from those needing immediate medical treatment. Because of the aerosol dispersal of the radioactive material, inhalation of the radioactive material may be the primary exposure route. The primary radionuclides likely to be used in a RDD attack are Co-60, Cs-137, Ir-192, Sr-90 and Am-241. Through the use of a MAX phantom along with a few Simulink MATLAB programs, a good anthropomorphic phantom was created for use in MCNPX simulations that would provide organ doses from internally deposited radionuclides. Ludlum model 44-9 and 44-2 detectors were used to verify the simulated dose from the MCNPX code. Based on the results, acute dose rate limits were developed for emergency response personnel that would assist in patient triage.en
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dc.format.mediumelectronicen
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-3025
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subjectRadiationen
dc.subjectRadiation Biologyen
dc.subjectDosimetryen
dc.subjectRDDen
dc.subjectRadiological Dispersal Deviceen
dc.titleDetector Photon Response and Absorbed Dose and Their Applications to Rapid Triage Techniquesen
dc.typeBooken
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.genreElectronic Dissertationen
dc.type.materialtexten
thesis.degree.departmentNuclear Engineeringen
thesis.degree.disciplineNuclear Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorTexas A&M Universityen
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen

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