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1 HEALTH PHYSICS LABORATORY Report for Activities: 5.9 TL dosimetry in medicin and radiation protection 5.10 Radiation protection 6.2 Development of therapeutic stand for proton therapy

2 Health Physics Laboratory 2004: 16 persons RESEARCH RADIATION PROTECTION OFFICER LABORATORY FOR CALIBRATION OF THE DOSEMETERS LABORATORY FOR PERSONNAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DOSIMETRY

3 2003 KBN parameters: 2004

4 International projects: person title program total duration Paweł Olko Methods and Advanced Equipment for Simulation and Treatment in Radiation Oncology (MAESTRO) 6PR Barbara Marczewska Diamond Research on Interfaces for Versatile Electronics (DRIVE) 6PR Marie Curie RTN Action Paweł Olko Assessment of Environmental Risk for Use of Radioactively Contaminated Industrial Tailings (INTAILRISK) 6PR Total budget: PLN

5 KBN grants Person Title Project number budget zł Duration B. Marczewska Development of the Thermoluminescent Method of Dose Distribution Measurement Using the CCD Camera and Large-are Detectors Based on LiF and CVD Diamonds for Radio- and Brachytherapy 4 T11E P. Bilski Development of the Method of Dose Equivalent Measurement in Mixed Radiation Fields Using Thermoluminescent Detectors 4 T10C M. Budzanowski A Method of Identification of Static X-ray Radiation Exposure of Thermoluminescent Dosemeter Used in Radiation Protection 3 P05D P. Olko Ocena dozymetrycznych i mikrodozymetrycznych parametrów wiązki protonowej o energii 60 MeV stosowanej do celów klinicznych 3 T11E SPUB: PLN SPUB: PLN Total budget: PLN

6 MAESTRO Methods and Advanced Equipment for Simulation and Treatment in Radiation Oncology - integrated project and 3-D dosimetry - 20 partners - budget 7 ml Euro

7 MAESTRO WP3.1: Diamond detectors dr B. Marczewska mgr T. Nowak 1.80E E E-008 X-rays, 250kV, 10mA natural diamond C2 SYN4a ionisation chamber 6 I (det), A 1.20E E E E E E E+000 Detektor diamentowy time, s 4 D, Gy/min

8 MAESTRO WP3.6: 2-D planar TL dosimetry - prototype of TL reader with CCD camera - TL detectors of 30cm 2 mgr Ł. Czopyk LiF polymer mixed detectors: Thin and flexible, Diameter upto 70m m, Prototype ofreader and detector up to 200m m.

9 DISTINGUSIHING BETWEEN STATIC AND DYNAMIC EXPOSURE dr M. Budzanowski Dyn 28 Static kev amic V Xexposure rays, 20 mgy, Al Pb Cu filter r Standard New

10 Project MATROSHKA Measurement of organ radiation doses with a human phantom - over 3000 TLDs from IFJ Kraków launched in January 2004 planned return October 2005 dr P. Bilski organized by European Space Agency

11 Radiation protection at the IFJ 2004: mgr inż. K. Zbroja mgr inż. T. Nowak - training for 14 newly hired workers and students -individual dosimetric service for: 35 workers (A) and 138 workers (B) - 51 control points at the IFJ - 46 dosimetric controls, 42 - cyclotron

12 Laboratory for Personnal and Environmental Dosimetry, LADIS LADIS team No of dosmeters [pcs] Total: 5425 dosemeters Individual Envrironment Finger-ring ALBEDO Dosemeter type Incomes 2004: ,- zł (in ,- zł)

13 Laboratory for Calibration of Radiation Protection Instruments, LWPD calibration of 800 radiation protection instruments dr P. Bilski dr B. Marczewska calibrations I. Lipeńska year mgr inż. mgr K. Zbroja T. Horwacik incomes IFJ: 150,000 PLN/year

14 Development of the proton therapy stand for eye melanoma treatment New equipment mgr T. Nowak dr Janusz Swakoń Program for therapy planning - EYEPLAN T. Kajdrowicz

15 PhD students: mgr inż. Renata Kopeć TL method in medical application mgr inż. Marta Ptaszkiewicz Dosimetry of ionising radiation in mixed field using TLD mgr inż. Tomasz Horwacik The use of track detectors in detremination dosimetric parameters of charged partcile fields mgr inż. Monika Puchalska Estimation of cosmic dose radiation for cosmonauts during the extravehicular activity mgr inż. Łukasz Czopyk Microdosimetric modelling of planar TLD detectors for heavy ionizing radiation + 5 MSc students/year

16 Cooperation Health Physics Laboratory: - mgr J. Bogacz - TL + radon - dr A. Czermak - proton therapy - mgr inż. J. Kotuła - proton therapy - dr K. Kozak - radon - dr W.J. Mietelski - DU (Serbia) - dr B. Ochab - TL - dr B. Petelenz - dosimetry - dr B. Rajchel - diamonds - mgr inż. E. Tałach - proton therapy - doc. U. Woźnicka - Boron Neutron Capture Therapy

17 Cooperation : Sacley, France, Program Polonium Univ. Diepenback, Belgium Novosybirsk, Russia DLR, Kolonia, Germany Dubna, Russia KAERI, Korea IAEA AGH Technical Univ. Warsaw IEA Świerk Warsaw CVD diamond CVD diamond HPHT diamond cosmic radiadion dosimetry proton therapy ultra sensitive detectors calibration proton therapy proton therapy BNCT

18 Health Physics Laboratory Conclusions: - 2 accredited laboratories - 4 KBN grants till PR grants till 2008

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