Response of a SOI Microdosimeter to a /sup 238/PuBe Neutron Source

M. I. Reinhard, ANSTO, Australia
I. Cornelius, University of Wollongong
D. K. Prokopovich, ANSTO, Australia
A. Wroe, University of Wollongong
A. Rosenfeld, University of Wollongong
V. Pisacane, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, USA
J. F. Zeigler, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, USA
M. E. Nelson, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, USA
F. Cucinotta, NASA Johnson Space Centre, Houston, USA
M. Zaider, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Care Centre, New York, USA
J. F. Dicello, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA

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This paper originally appeared as: Reinhard, MI, Cornelius, I, Prokopovich, DA et al, Response of a SOI Microdosimeter to a /sup 238/PuBe Neutron Source, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 23-29 October 2005, vol 1, 68-72. Copyright IEEE 2005.

Abstract

The response of a solid state microdosimeter based on semiconductor on insulator (SOI) technology to a 238PuBe neutron source was investigated. Simulations of the device response using the GEANT4 Monte Carlo Toolkit are also presented. The microdosimetric spectra was measured for lineal energies above 1 keV/􀁐m. The possible application of the SOI microdosimeter for radiation protection applications in the form of a personnel microdosimeter is suggested.