Dosimetry by paired chambers (TEP-TEG and C-CO2 chamber)

Paired chambers are defined as the combination of a neutron and γ sensitive detector and a γ sensitive one, such as the combination of a tissue equivalent ionization chamber (TEP-TEG chamber) and a carbon ionization chamber (C-CO2 chamber). The paired chambers have a feature to be capable of measuring the dose in an irradiation field directly by absorbed dose unit. The authors performed dosimetry by using the paired chambers to investigate the possibility of medical and biological researches by means of the fast neutron beam obtained in the reactor ''Yayoi''. First, the specifications for the paired chambers used, and next, the dose evaluation method are described. The result of dose calibration for the paired chambers shows that the carbon chamber has the reproducibility within 3% deviation and the TEP chamber system has that of 2%. As the examples of measurement, the dosimetry for a living body radiation field by fast neutron beam and that for epithermal neutron irradiation system are reported. The comparison of these dosimetrical results with the other paired chambers seems to show that the satisfactory dosimeter has been produced. The parameters employed for dose conversion are considered to be applicable to the measurement of the epithermal neutron irradiation system. (Wakatsuki, Y.)