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Accepted manuscript "Re-calculation of air kerma to dose equivalent conversion coefficients for mono-energetic photons"

Authors: Šolc, Jaroslav;

Accepted manuscript "Re-calculation of air kerma to dose equivalent conversion coefficients for mono-energetic photons"

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This is the accepted version of the article after peer review process, as submitted to Journal of Radiological Protection. IOP Publishing Ltd is not responsible for any errors or omissions in this version of the manuscript or any version derived from it. The final published version of this article is available online at DOI 10.1088/1361-6498/adda56. Title: Re-calculation of air kerma to dose equivalent conversion coefficients for mono-energetic photons Abstract: This work presents new calculations of conversion coefficients (CCs) from total air kerma to dose equivalent quantities H'(0.07), H'(3), H*(10), Hp(0.07), Hp(3), and Hp(10) for area and personal dosimetry for mono-energetic photons in the energy range from 2 keV to 50 MeV, assuming secondary charged particle equilibrium. Calculations using the MCNP Monte Carlo code were performed for a large number of photon energies with the aim to prevent errors resulting from possible improper interpolation between currently available sparsely spaced CC values, when an average CC value over a photon fluence spectrum needs to be determined. The CC values were compared with the values published in the ISO 4037 3:2019 standard. A very close agreement was achieved for the majority of CCs. Larger discrepancies were found for some CCs, often for low photon energies or large angles of radiation incidence, which were taken from older publications or when CC values were interpolated or extrapolated. Furthermore, some differences were found in the MeV energy range which are significant for dosemeter calibrations, e.g., the presented values of CC to H*(10) for the main photon energies of 137Cs and 60Co radionuclides are both lower by 2.8 %. Finally, it was found that the values of CCs to Hp(0.07; E, )slab given in ISO 4037 3:2019 were not taken from the source publication correctly. In conclusion, the CC values given in ISO 4037 3:2019 should be updated in view of the results obtained. The effort leading to the presented results was driven by discrepancies in ISO 4037-3 data found during the work on a joint European metrological research project entitled “Harmonisation, update and implementation of standards related to radiation protection dosemeters for photon radiation“ (22NRM07 GuideRadPROS). The 3-year project started in 2023 is led by the Finnish radiation and nuclear safety authority (STUK) and aims to provide guidance and protocols to metrology institutes, standardization bodies, and regulators for a consistent and harmonized approach to radiation protection measurements and calibrations following the ISO 4037 standard series. The project 22NRM07 GuideRadPROS has received funding from the European Partnership on Metrology, co-financed from the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme and by the Participating States. Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are, however, those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or EURAMET. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. Funder name: European Partnership on Metrology Funder ID: 10.13039/100019599 Grant number: 22NRM07 GuideRadPROS

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