Applicability test of methods for discrimination between external and internal contamination using an ORTEC whole...

Whole-body counters (WBCs) are generally used for monitoring internal radioactive contamination of radiation workers in nuclear power plants. However, it has been found that external contamination is occasionally counted as internal contamination. The previous study was conducted to provide guidance on measuring the exact internal radioactivity using a Canberra WBC. However, there is strong need to verify the application of the previous study to whole-body counting using a different type of WBC, ORTEC StandFAST II. Thus, in this study, several experiments were conducted focusing on the discrimination between external and internal contamination. Finally, it was found that counts from the front and back are still effective to distinguish external contamination from internal contamination for whole-body counting.