The synthesis of a poly(paraphenyleneethynylene) with macromolecular side chains and its irreversible thermo-chromic behaviour are reported herein.

Quality-control dosimetry is important to the routine operation of a radiation processing facility. For many applications this dosimetry must be traceable to a national primary standard. After irradiation at an industrial facility, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)-supplied transfer dosimeters are certified by measurement and dose interpolation from the NIST calibration curv...

-The influence of the irradiation dose on the parameters which control the temperature sensitivity of thick oxide p-MOS ionising radiation dosimeters is investigated. The temperature sensitivity of the threshold voltage, the carrier mobility and the minimum temperature coefficient current appear to be dose-dependent contrary to what is generally considered. The consequences on the dose measurem...

Recently in our clinic, we have seen an increased number of patients presenting with pacemakers and defibrillators. Precautions are taken to develop a treatment plan that minimizes the dose to the pacemaker because of the adverse effects of radiation on the electronics. Here we analyze different dosimeters to determine which is the most accurate in measuring pacemaker or defibrillator dose whil...

To eliminate hazardous hexavalent chromium from a brass wire-mill waste, hydrogen peroxide was examined In place of chromic acid for pickling, first in bench-scale tests and then in plant tests. Nthough the elimination of chromic acid requires more rigid control of the ~ wastewater treatment operation and increases the zinc content of the waste-treatment effluent, the economic benefit of substi...

In this study, our aim is to assess the potential of Fricke and polyacrylamide gel (PAG) dosimeters to quantitatively evaluate the efficiency of potential radiation sensitizers/protectors and antioxidants. These compounds are of importance in radiotherapy as well as in disease prevention and promotion of health. The basic principle of the Fricke dosimeter is the radiation-induced oxidation of F...

A miniature fiber-optic dosimeter (FOD) system was fabricated using a plastic scintillating fiber, a plastic optical fiber, and a multi-pixel photon counter to measure real-time entrance surface dose (ESD) during radiation diagnosis. Under varying exposure parameters of a digital radiography (DR) system, we measured the scintillating light related to the ESD using the sensing probe of the FOD, ...

Introduction: Becuase of the most radiation dose receiving by human is related to medical radiation exposures, and also Computed Tomography (CT) is a special type of radiography that is one of the main method of radiation exposure today, and it's growing increasingly. Therefore, radio technologists working in CT scan imaging centers, are at risk of radiation. Due to the high am...