35260
Accession Number
14647
Title Of Article Chaper
ESR Dosimetry for Atomic Bomb Survivors Using Shell Buttons and Tooth Enamel
Title Of Journal Book
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
Volume
23
Issue
9
Pages
1697-1699
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Atomic bomb radiation doses to humans at Nagasaki and Hiroshima are investigated by electron spin resonance (ESR) from shell buttons and teeth enamel voluntarily supplied by survivors. A shell button gives a dose of 2.1 plus/minus 0.2 Gy with ESR signals at g=2.001 and g=1.997 while the signal at g=1.997 for the tooth enamel of the same person is 1.9 plus/minus .5 Gy. Other teeth show doses from about 0.5 Gy to 3 Gy. An apparent shielding converted to a concrete thickness is given using the T65D calculated in 1965. Teeth extracted during dental treatment should be preserved for cumulative radiation dosimetry.
Keywords
dosimetry;nagasaki;hiroshima;atomic;bomb
pub_id
35260