Thermoluminescence Dosimetry of γ Rays from the Atomic Bomb at Hiroshima Using the Predose Technique
- 1 February 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Radiation Research
- Vol. 113 (2) , 227-234
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3577198
Abstract
Thermoluminescence dosimetry measurements of .gamma. rays produced by the atomic bomb in Hiroshima were made by the predose technique using eight ceramic samples collected from five buildings located at distances between 1271 and 2051 m from the hypocenter. The results of our measurements are compared to both the newer dose estimates (Dosimetry System 1986) and older dose estimates (Tentative 1965 Doses) for survivors of the Hiroshima atomic bomb. In comparison with the older estimates, our results are larger by a factor of 2.3 at 1271 m and 3.9 at 2051 m. Our results and the newer estimates for Hiroshima differ by a factor of only 1.14 .+-. 0.16 on the average.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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