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Review of Shielding Evaluation Methodology for Facilities Using kV Energy Radiation Generating Devices Based on the NCRP-49 Report

  • Na Hye Kwon (Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Heavy Ion Therapy Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Hye Sung Park (Department of Physics, Yonsei University) ;
  • Taehwan Kim (Department of Medical Physics, Korea University) ;
  • Sang Rok Kim (Radiation Safety Section, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences) ;
  • Kum Bae Kim (Research Team of Radiological Physics & Engineering, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences) ;
  • Jin Sung Kim (Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Heavy Ion Therapy Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Sang Hyoun Choi (Research Team of Radiological Physics & Engineering, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences) ;
  • Dong Wook Kim (Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Heavy Ion Therapy Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2022.12.13
  • Accepted : 2022.12.26
  • Published : 2022.12.31
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Abstract

In this study, we have investigated the shielding evaluation methodology for facilities using kV energy generators. We have collected and analysis of safety evaluation criteria and methodology for overseas facilities using radiation generators. And we investigated the current status of shielding evaluation of domestic industrial radiation generators. According to the statistical data from the Radiation Safety Information System, as of 2022, a total of 7,679 organizations are using radiation generating devices. Among them, 6,299 facilities use these devices for industrial purposes, which accounts for a considerable portion of radiation. The organizations that use these devices evaluate whether the exposure dose for workers and frequent visitors is suitable as per the limit regulated by the Nuclear Safety Act. Moreover, during this process, the safety shields are evaluated at the facilities that use the radiation generating devices. However, the facilities that use radiating devices having energy less than or equal to 6 MV for industrial purposes are still mostly evaluated and analyzed according to the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements 49 (NCRP 49) report published in 1976. We have investigated the technical standards of safety management, including the maximum permissible dose and parameters assessment criteria for facilities using radiation generating devices, based on the NCRP 49 and the American National Standards Institute/Health Physics Society N.43.3 reports, which are the representative reports related to radiation shielding management cases overseas.

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Acknowledgement

The Nuclear Safety Research Program supported this work through the Korea Foundation of Nuclear Safety (KoFONS) using financial resources granted by the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC) of the Republic of Korea (No. 2003013 and 2205013) and National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korean government (No. 2020M2D9A3094170 and RS-2022-00144201).

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