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Introduction to Health Physics: Fourth Edition - Ruang Baca FMIPA UB

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Solution<br />

X = 1589<br />

7<br />

= 227<br />

(Xi − X ) 2 = 990<br />

χ 2 = 1<br />

X<br />

N<br />

(Xi − X) 2<br />

i=1<br />

χ 2 = 1<br />

× 990 = 4.36.<br />

227<br />

HEALTH PHYSICS INSTRUMENTATION 505<br />

Table 9-10 shows that a chi-square value of 4.36 for 6 degrees of freedom lies within<br />

the range of all the confidence intervals. The counting apparatus is therefore considered<br />

<strong>to</strong> be operating satisfac<strong>to</strong>rily.<br />

SUMMARY<br />

Humans do not possess any sensory organs for radiation. They must rely solely on<br />

instruments <strong>to</strong> detect and measure radiation and therefore must always have an<br />

appropriate, functioning instrument whenever a radiation source is present or is<br />

thought <strong>to</strong> be present. <strong>Health</strong> physics instruments are designed for specific purposes,<br />

such as personnel moni<strong>to</strong>ring or radiation field measurements and surveying.<br />

They are also designed <strong>to</strong> measure either particle flux or radiation dose. The<br />

response of an instrument depends on the detec<strong>to</strong>r type and wall thickness, type of<br />

radiation, and energy of the radiation. <strong>Health</strong> physics instruments must therefore be<br />

calibrated with standardized sources appropriate <strong>to</strong> the intended use of the instrument.<br />

Radioactive transformation is a randomly occurring process; therefore statistical<br />

techniques must be used <strong>to</strong> distinguish low-level measurements from the omnipresent<br />

background and <strong>to</strong> distinguish between measurements that are relatively<br />

close <strong>to</strong>gether.<br />

m Problems<br />

9.1. If a counting standard has a mean activity of 400 cpm, what is the probability of<br />

(a) observing exactly 400 counts in 1 minute?<br />

(b) measuring 390–410 counts in 1 minute?

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