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An Australian secondary standard dosimetry laboratory participation in IAEA postal dose audits

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For over 30 years, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have jointly monitored activities of secondary standard dosimetry laboratories (SSDLs) through postal dose audits with the aim of achieving consistency in dosimetry throughout the world. The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) maintains an SSDL and is a member of the IAEA/WHO SSDL Network. Postal dose audit results at this Australian SSDL from 2001 to 2011 demonstrate the consistency of absorbed dose to water measurements, underpinned by the primary standard maintained at the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA).

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  1. Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Lucas Heights, NSW, 2234, Australia

    J. B. Davies & H. Meriaty

  2. School of Physics, Institute of Medical Physics, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia

    J. B. Davies & C. Baldock

  3. Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency, Wagramer Strasse 5, Vienna, Austria

    J. Izewska

  4. Macquarie University, Macquarie Park, NSW, 2109, Australia

    C. Baldock

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Davies, J.B., Izewska, J., Meriaty, H. et al. An Australian secondary standard dosimetry laboratory participation in IAEA postal dose audits. Australas Phys Eng Sci Med 36, 55–58 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13246-013-0184-2

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