PURPOSE The MOSkin is a MOSFET detector designed especially for skin dose measurements. This detector has been characterized for various factors affecting its response for megavoltage photon beams and has been used for patient dose measurements during radiotherapy procedures. However, the characteristics of this detector in kilovoltage photon beams and low dose ranges have not been studied. The...

A major part of the X-rays generated in the ANKA dipole magnets is unused by the experimental beamlines and is, on a number of dipoles, absorbed in a conical shaped Copper absorber. The 8 mm thickness that it presents lets a tiny fraction of the hard X-rays above 70 KeV enter the free air space behind it. The transmitted power of only a few μW/mrad horizontally is sufficient to be detected, wit...

This study evaluated the basic dosimetric characteristics of a Dynamic Multi Leaf Collimator (DMLC) using a diode detector and film measurements for Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy Quality Assurance (IMRT QA). The EGSnrc Monte Carlo (MC) simulation system was used for the determination of MLC characteristics. Radiation transmission and abutting leaf leakage relevant to the LinaTech DMLC H...

We have studied several sources of systematic uncertainty in calculating the aperture of the High Resolution Fly’s Eye experiment (HiRes) in monocular mode, primarily as they affect the HiRes-II site. The energy dependent aperture is determined with detailed Monte Carlo simulations of the air showers and the detector response. We have studied the effects of changes to the input energy spectrum ...

The extensive air shower (EAS) experiment KASCADE has been installed at the laboratory site of the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe. It consists of an extended array of electron detectors and muon detectors as well as of a compact and complex central detector system. The latter contains a scintillator matrix, muon detectors, and a large hadron calorimeter. The main aim of the KASCADE project is the ...

We have studied several sources of systematic uncertainty in calculating the aperture of the High Resolution Fly’s Eye experiment (HiRes) in monocular mode, primarily as they affect the HiRes-II site. The energy dependent aperture is determined with detailed Monte Carlo simulations of the air showers and the detector response. We have studied the effects of changes to the input energy spectrum ...

In this study, mobile phones, wearable devices, temperature and human motion detectors are integrated as smart sensors for enabling smart air conditioning control. Smart sensors obtain feedback, especially occupants' information, from mobile phones and wearable devices placed on human body. The information can be used to adjust air conditioners in advance according to humans' intentions, in so-...

Air bubbles have been detected in human circulation of end-stage renal disease patients who are treated by hemodialysis. The consequence of air embolism, air bubbles, is under recognized and usually overlooked in daily practice. This paper shows results of a capacitor based detection method that capable of detecting the presence of air bubbles in the blood stream in different frequencies. The m...

___________ _ We have tried to locate sources of gaseous microemboli during the ECC using a newly developed ultrasonic detector. The detector was calibrated with filters of known pore size and the recorder setting was kept constant at all times. We studied, at the oxygenator, the effect of low and high fill volume, refilling with or without air into the cardiotomy line, mechanical disturbance, ...

Background: Indoor radon gas (222Rn) has been recognized as one of the health hazards for human. Air radon comes mainly from basement soil and construction materials. Saghand region with rich uranium mines lies 180 km from Yazd, so the indoor radon concentration can be high. Yazd, with population of about 457000, is the biggest city near Saghand, thus, indoor gamma background radiation of Yazd ...