| Literature DB >> 25813001 |
Denis E Bergeron1, Jeffrey T Cessna2, Brian E Zimmerman2.
Abstract
Dose calibrator dial settings reported by NIST in 2010 (ARI, v. 68, p. 1367) are now known to give erroneously low (by 10%) activity readings. The original determinations were based on a chain of calibrations; a broken link in this chain was recently discovered. New calibration factors (i.e., dial settings), directly linked to updated NIST primary standards, are reported here. In addition, the raw data used to derive the factors reported in 2010 are revisited. The validity of the reevaluation is established via comparison with the new experiments and revised calibration factors for numerous clinical geometries are reported. The main conclusions of the 2010 report regarding geometry effects remain valid. Published by Elsevier Ltd.Keywords: Data reevaluation; Dose calibrator dial settings; Ionization chamber; Ra-223
Year: 2015 PMID: 25813001 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2015.03.008
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Radiat Isot ISSN: 0969-8043 Impact factor: 1.513