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A simple protocol for radiation dosimetry based on the order statistics from a poisson process
Author(s) -
Fox David R.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
environmetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.68
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-095X
pISSN - 1180-4009
DOI - 10.1002/env.3170030304
Subject(s) - estimator , sampling (signal processing) , dosimetry , poisson distribution , protocol (science) , statistics , poisson sampling , simple random sample , radiological weapon , computer science , poisson process , mathematics , importance sampling , medicine , monte carlo method , nuclear medicine , slice sampling , population , environmental health , filter (signal processing) , pathology , computer vision , radiology , alternative medicine
In this paper problems associated with the sampling and estimation of the background gamma radiation dose‐rate are considered. The work described herein has been motivated by the large sampling effort of background gamma radiation undertaken in Western Australia by ALCOA of Australia coupled with the absence of any definitive sampling methodology. Certain best estimators are proposed and results given which permit the construction of [optimal] sampling protocols for radiological investigations.