Dose Rate Calculation in the Vicinity of the Tunisian Gamma Irradiation

Elassaad Jemii, Malek Mazouz, Lotfi Ghedira

Département de Physique, Faculté des Sciences de Monastir, Université de Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia.

DOI: 10.4236/wjnst.2013.31005                

Abstract

Dose rates calculations, in PMMA dosimeters, placed in the vicinity of the Tunisian ⁶⁰Co gamma ray irradiator, have been achieved using a pencil like model. The obtained results are in good agreement with recent experimental data. Moreover, in this work we determine also the conversion factor between the dose rate deposited in a PMMA dosimeter and the one deposited in a reel medium. This factor is used to determine the dose deposited in a real irradiated medium such as foodstuff products.

Keywords

Dose Rate; ⁶⁰Co Gamma Source; GEANT4

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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