Film Badge Dosimetry in Atmospheric Nuclear Tests

Abstract

Film Badge Dosimetry in Atmospheric Nuclear Tests -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- 1 Introduction -- STATEMENT OF TASK -- 2 Basic Principles of Film Badge Dosimetry -- A. HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION -- B. PERSONNEL DOSIMETRY FILMS -- C. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL BASIS OF FILM DOSIMETRY -- D. THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS -- E. DENSITOMETRY -- F. RESPONSE CHARACTERISTICS OF FILM -- G. ENERGY DEPENDENCE AND FILM BADGE DESIGN -- H. OTHER SOURCES OF ERROR IN FILM BADGE DOSIMETRY -- I. CALIBRATION AND STANDARDIZATION -- J. NEUTRON DOSIMETRY -- 3 Radiation Source Terms in Atmospheric Testing -- A. INTRODUCTION -- B. INITIAL RADIATION -- C. RESIDUAL RADIATION -- Fallout -- Induced Activity Other Than Fallout -- D. PHOTON FIELDS FROM RESIDUAL RADIOACTIVITY -- Bremsstrahlung -- X Rays -- Gamma Rays -- E. CONCLUSION -- 4 Use of Film Badges in Atmospheric Nuclear Testing -- A. FISSION AND ACTIVATION-PRODUCT MONITORING WITH FILM BADGES -- B. BETA PARTICLE MONITORING -- C. CALIBRATION -- D. FILM BADGE RANGE AND THE PROBLEM OF OVERLAP -- E. EFFECTS OF SOLARIZATION ON FILM BADGE MONITORING -- F. RADIOLOGICAL AND OPERATIONAL EFFECTS -- G. ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS IN FIELD USE -- H. FILM BADGE EXPOSURE VERSUS DOSE -- I. TEST SERIES EXPOSURE LIMITS -- 5 Quantification of Personnel Film Badge Uncertainties -- A. DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF MEASURES OF TOTAL UNCERTAINTY -- Evaluating Individual Sources of Uncertainty -- Combining Several Sources of Uncertainty in One Badge Reading -- Special Problems in the Application of Uncertainty Analyses to Film Badge Dosimetry -- Uncertainty in Estimates of Total Dose Based on the Sum of Several Film Badge Readings -- B. CATEGORIES OF UNCERTAINTY -- Laboratory Uncertainties -- Radiological Uncertainties -- Environmental.