Published 2001 | Version v1
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Characterization of the radiation field of a 137Cs source in a calibration laboratory

  • 1. Laboratorio de Ciencias Radiologicas (DBB/IBRAG), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

Description

Due to the broad range of radiation levels found in practice, the calibration of radiation detector requires that the laboratory have a large range of values of air kerma rates for a reference distance to the source, in order to allow the calibration of all scales. The dosimetry performed for open beam and with the different attenuators has shown deviations smaller than 5% in relation to the data supplied by the manufacturer that is acceptable. These results are in accordance with the recommendations of the ISO/DIS 4037-2

Availability note (English)

Available from INIS in electronic form; Also available from author bethfer@lcr.uerj.br

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2001 Venezuela: 2. Ibero-Latin American and Caribbean Congress of Medical Physics

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Additional titles

Original title (English)
Caracterizacion del campo de la radiacion de una fuente de

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
8 p.
Report number
INIS-VE--013

Conference

Title
2. Ibero-Latin American and Caribbean Congress of Medical Physics
Original Conference Title
2. Congreso Iberolatinoamericano y del Caribe de Fisica Medica
Dates
17-20 Oct 2001
Place
Caracas (Venezuela)

INIS

Country of Publication
Venezuela
Country of Input or Organization
Venezuela
INIS RN
32062285
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CALIBRATION; KERMA; LEAD; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; RADIATION DOSES
Descriptors DEC
DOSES; ELEMENTS; MEDICINE; METALS

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