Dosimetry Services

Fast, accurate, and cost-effective dosimetry services from an accredited laboratory staffed with a team that has a long history of servicing the nuclear industry.

Our Global Team

Canada

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Our Global Team

United States

Jenna Gatto VP, Operations

Our Global Team

International

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Dosimetry Services Overview

Interior photograph of workbenches inside the Kinectrics dosimetry services facility

Worker examining test tubes filled with liquid

Closeup photograph of worker filling test tube with liquid

Whenever an individual comes into contact with a radioactive material the possibility exists that they will absorb, inhale or ingest some of it and that radioactivity will enter their body. Understanding the isotopic profile and the quantity of radioactivity retained in the human body after an uptake event is important for dose management. This uptake can be measured in two ways; by directly monitoring the body, or by analysis of bodily fluids.

Bioassay services are used for ongoing confirmatory monitoring programs and as a one-off to respond to an emergency uptake event.

We offer complete dosimetry services involving the measurement of key alpha, beta, and gamma radioisotopes in urine, feces, and nasal swabs.

Why Our Dosimetry Services?

Rapid Response

When personal health and safety are at stake, such as in a suspected uptake event, you may need to obtain information quickly. We have the ability to mobilize a rapid response service and quickly get you the answers you need.
Licensed and Accredited

Our alpha dosimetry lab is licensed by our nuclear regulator according to REGDOC-2.7.2, Dosimetry, Volume II, Technical and Management System Requirements for Dosimetry Services, and we are accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 by the Standards Council of Canada for specific tests listed in our scope of accreditation.
Dose Assessment and Supporting Services

In addition to performing the analyses, our certified health physicists will calculate the dose, advise on any necessary actions, and help you with your investigations.
Femtogram Detection Limits

Our sector field inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (SF ICP-MS) plutonium analysis has femtogram detection limits for Pu-239 and Pu-240 in urine bioassays.

Our Dosimetry Technical Abilities

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Bioassay Analysis Services

We can undertake analysis of feces, urine, nasal swabs, and other bodily fluids for gamma emitters, transuranic elements (Am, Cm, Pu, U & Th isotopes), and beta emitters (Fe-55, Ni-63, Sr-90 & Pu-241).

In addition, we perform the analysis of Pu-239 and Pu-240 bioassays to femtogram detection limits, corresponding with a dose of 0.1mSv/annum in a daily urine output.

Worker operating two alpha spectrometers

Closeup of worker adjusting dials on an alpha spectrometer

Photograph of Kinectrics' Thermo Scientific™ Element XR machine

Quality Assurance

Our alpha dosimetry laboratory is licensed by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission according to S-106, "Technical and Quality Assurance Requirements for Dosimetry Services". Its individual testing procedures are accredited to ISO/IEC 17025.

To satisfy license requirements and to maintain accreditation, we perform quarterly in-house blind testing and participate in proficiency testing programs administered by Health Canada and Procorad (France), several times a year. In addition, reliable performance has been confirmed by DOELAP (The Department of Energy Laboratory Accreditation Program) and (US) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) NIST Radiochemistry Intercomparison Program (NRIP) radio-bioassay performance testing for alpha measurements.