Effective dose evaluation of NORM-added consumer products using Monte Carlo simulations and the ICRP computational human phantoms

Hyun Cheol Lee; Do Hyeon Yoo; Mauro Testa; Wook Geun Shin; Hyun Joon Choi; Wi Ho Ha; Jaeryong Yoo; Seokwon Yoon; Chul Hee Min

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2016.01.002

Effective dose evaluation of NORM-added consumer products using Monte Carlo simulations and the ICRP computational human phantoms

Hyun Cheol Lee, Do Hyeon Yoo, Mauro Testa, Wook Geun Shin, Hyun Joon Choi, Wi Ho Ha, Jaeryong Yoo, Seokwon Yoon, Chul Hee Min

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Abstract

The aim of this study is to evaluate the potential hazard of naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) added consumer products. Using the Monte Carlo method, the radioactive products were simulated with ICRP reference phantom and the organ doses were calculated with the usage scenario. Finally, the annual effective doses were evaluated as lower than the public dose limit of 1 mSv y⁻¹ for 44 products. It was demonstrated that NORM-added consumer products could be quantitatively assessed for the safety regulation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	230-235
Number of pages	6
Journal	Applied Radiation and Isotopes
Volume	110
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2016.01.002
Publication status	Published - 2016 Apr 1

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This study was supported by the Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS-15-92) and Global Ph.D. Fellowship program ( NRF-2014R1A1A1007789 ) of National Research Foundation of Korea .

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