Performance of a prototype of an extrapolation minichamber in various radiation beams.
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An extrapolation minichamber was developed for measuring doses from weakly penetrating types of radiation. The chamber was tested at the radiotherapeutic dose level in a beam from a (90)Sr+(90)Y check source, in a beam from a plane (90)Sr+(90)Y ophthalmic applicator, and in several reference beams from an X-ray tube. Saturation, ion collection efficiency, stabilization time, extrapolation curves, linearity of chamber response vs. air kerma rate, and dependences of the response on the energy and irradiation angle were characterized. The results are satisfactory; they show that the chamber can be used in the dosimetry of (90)Sr+(90)Y beta particles and low-energy X-ray beams.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine
دوره 65 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007