Published 1992 | Version v1
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Radioactivity measurements of metallic 192Ir sources by calorimetric methods

Creators

  • 1. Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Ibaraki-ken (Japan)

Description

The necessity of establishing the traceability of dose measurement in brachytherapy 192Ir sources is realized by physicians and researchers in the medical field. Standard sources of various shapes such as open-quotes hairpin,close quotes open-quotes single pin,close quotes open-quotes thin wire,close quotes and open-quotes seedclose quotes for calibrating ionization chambers in hospitals are being demanded. Nominal activities of not only these source products but also the standard sources have been so far specified by open-quotes apparentclose quotes values. Determination of open-quotes absoluteclose quotes activity by an established means such as 4pi-beta-gamma coincidence counting is not practical because quantitative dissolution of metallic iridium is very difficult. We tried to determine the open-quotes absoluteclose quotes activity by a calorimetric method in a fully nondestructive way

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Transactions of the American Nuclear Society
Journal Volume
65
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 67-68.
ISSN
0003-018X
CODEN
TANSAO

Conference

Title
2. topical meeting on industrial radiation and radioisotope measurement applications.
Dates
8-11 Sep 1992.
Place
Raleigh, NC (United States).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
24072358
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CALORIMETRY; DIAGNOSIS; IRIDIUM 192; MEASURING METHODS; MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; RADIOACTIVITY
Descriptors DEC
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; HEAVY NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTO; IRIDIUM ISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE; MEDICINE; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-920919--.