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This document calculates safe distances for workers and the public from an isotope source without and with a collimator. Without a collimator, the safe distances are 144.91 m for workers and 354.96 m for the public based on an activity of 12.6 Ci. With a tungsten collimator of 16.5 mm thickness, the safe distances are reduced to 25.50 m for workers and 62.45 m for the public due to a reduced activity of 0.39 Ci passing through the collimator. The safe distances are valid for one week from July 29 to August 4, 2022.

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Safe Distance

This document calculates safe distances for workers and the public from an isotope source without and with a collimator. Without a collimator, the safe distances are 144.91 m for workers and 354.96 m for the public based on an activity of 12.6 Ci. With a tungsten collimator of 16.5 mm thickness, the safe distances are reduced to 25.50 m for workers and 62.45 m for the public due to a reduced activity of 0.39 Ci passing through the collimator. The safe distances are valid for one week from July 29 to August 4, 2022.

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ISOTOPE SAFE DISTANCE CALCULATION WITH AND WITHOUT COLLIMATOR FOR WORKERS AND PUBLIC

*Note: Annual dose limit 20 mSv/y SOURCE NO: 6988

Without collimator
Basic safe distance calculation base on isotope activity

𝐼𝑜 × 0.5 × 1000
𝐷𝑜 = �
𝐼𝑃

Where,

𝐷𝑜 = distance in meter (m)


𝐼𝑜 = current activity in R/hr/m
𝐼𝑃 = activity allowed for Workers (0.3mR/hr)/Public (0.05mR/hr)

Today activity = 12.6 Ci Date: 29 JULY 2022


Safe Distance for Workers and Public without collimator is:

WORKER: PUBLIC:

12.6 × 0.5 × 1000 12.6 × 0.5 × 1000


𝐷𝑜 = � = 𝟏𝟒𝟒. 𝟗𝟏𝐦 𝐷𝑜 = � = 𝟑𝟓𝟒. 𝟗𝟔𝐦
0.3 0.05

With collimator
Collimator type : Tungsten
Collimator thickness : 16.5mm

To find number of layer (n) for lead with following formula:

Half Value Layer for collimator is 3.3 mm.

Hence;
t 16.5
n= = =5
HVL 3.3

Activity after passing collimator, 𝐼𝑜 :

𝐼𝑜 12.6
𝐼𝑛 = 𝑛
= 5 = 0.39 𝑐i
2 2
Hence;

Safe Distance for Workers and Public with collimator is

WORKER: PUBLIC:

0.39 × 0.5 × 1000 0.39 × 0.5 × 1000


𝐷𝑜 = � = 𝟐𝟓. 𝟓𝟎𝐦 𝐷𝑜 = � = 𝟔𝟐. 𝟒𝟓𝐦
0.3 0.05

**NOTE : SAFE DISTANCE IS VALID FOR ONE WEEK (29/07/2022-04/08/2022)

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