• DocumentCode
    1395149
  • Title

    Development of an extrapolation chamber for the calibration of beta-ray applicators

  • Author

    Dias, Simone K. ; Caldas, Linda V.E.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. de Pesquisas Energeeeticas e Nucl., Comissao Nacional de Energia Nuclear, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Volume
    45
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    6/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1666
  • Lastpage
    1669
  • Abstract
    An extrapolation chamber was designed and constructed, and its performance was studied in beta radiation fields. The characteristics of this chamber and the measurement procedures used for the calibration of beta-ray applicators are discussed in this work. The surface dose rate of a planar 90Sr+90Y applicator was also obtained using the extrapolation chamber, and the results were compared with the Amersham calibration certificate. An agreement within 2.7% was verified
  • Keywords
    beta-ray detection; biomedical equipment; calibration; dosimetry; extrapolation; ionisation chambers; radiation therapy; 90Sr; 90Y; Amersham calibration certificate; Sr; Y; beta-ray applicators; calibration; extrapolation chamber; surface dose rate; Applicators; Beta rays; Calibration; Electrodes; Extrapolation; Instruments; Manufacturing; Measurement standards; NIST; Strontium;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/23.685289
  • Filename
    685289
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1395149