Analyses of radiation fields resulting from a deuterium-tritium (DT) plasma in fusion devices is critical input to the design and validation many aspects reactor design, including, shielding, material lifetime remote maintenance requirements/scheduling. Neutronics studies, which perform in-depth analysis are typically performed using transport codes such as MCNP, TRIPOLI, Serpent, FLUKA OpenMC....

background: the potential hazards of exposure to radiation from radon have been of great concern worldwide, as it is associated with an increased risk of lung cancer. radon (222rn) and its progeny are the main sources of radioactivity in the environment. the half-life of 222rn (3.82 days) is long enough for it to diffuse into and build up in homes. 220rn or thoron from the 232th series, and 219...

background: palladium-103 (103pd) is a brachytherapy source for cancer treatment. the monte carlo codes are usually applied for dose distribution and effect of shieldings. monte carlo calculation of dose distribution in water phantom due to a med3633 103pd source is presented in this work. materials and methods: the dose distribution around the 103pd model med3633 located in the center of 30×30...

Expanding missions in nuclear explosion monitoring (NEM) and nuclear security have highlighted the need for high-resolution ambient-temperature gamma detectors that can provide radionuclide-specific monitoring under demanding field conditions. Recent improvements in high-pressure xenon (HPXe) detectors indicate that this technology has potential to provide rugged, large volume ambient temperatu...

A brief survey of plastic scintillators for various radiation measurement applications is presented here. The utility of plastic scintillators for practical applications such as gamma radiation monitoring, real-time radioisotope detection and screening is evaluated in laboratory and field measurements. This study also reports results of Monte Carlo-type predictive responses of common plastic sc...

Standard neutron fields are invariably accompanied by a photon component due to the neutron-generating reactions and secondary neutron interactions in the surrounding environment. A set of energy-compensated Geiger-Müller (GM) tubes and electronic personal dosemeters (EPDs) have been used to measure the photon dose rates in a number of standard radionuclide and accelerator-based neutron fields....