Affiliation:
1. China Institute of Atomic Energy National Key Laboratory for Metrology and Calibration Techniques, , Beijing 102413 , China
2. National Institute of Metrology , Beijing 100029 , China
Abstract
Abstract
For the purpose of obtaining the smaller uncertainties for Hp(3) and Dp lens in 90Sr/90Y beta reference fields, a new dose determination method based on the Monte-Carlo simulation was proposed. The conversion coefficients from the absorbed dose in air, at the reference point of the extrapolation ionisation chamber, Dair, det to Hp(3; α) and the conversion factors from Dair, det to Dp lens(α) were calculated with EGSnrc, respectively, for the irradiation angles from 0° to 60°. Compared with the dose determination method in International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 6980 standard, the uncertainty reductions of 7.7–52.8% for Hp(3; α) and 7.9–55.0% for Dp lens(α) were achieved, respectively. In addition, for the conversion coefficients from the reference absorbed dose DR to Hp(3; α), the calculations were performed for more irradiation conditions, which are not included in the current ISO 6980 standard. For the calculations of the conversion factors from DR to Dp lens(α), the eye and head phantoms with Chinese characteristics were utilised, which makes the conversion factors more suitable for use in China.
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Subject
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging,General Medicine,Radiation,Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
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