Doses monitoring in radiology: calibration of air kerma-area product (PKA) meters

Radiologia Brasileira

Ricardo Andrade Terini¹  Maria Carolina De Santana Campelo¹  José Neres De Almeida Jr.¹  Silvio Bruni Herdade¹  Marco Aurélio Guedes Pereira¹ 

关键词: Kerma;    Meters;    Calibration;    Dosimetry;    Radiology;    X-rays;    Kerma;    Medidores;    Calibração;    Dosimetria;    Radiologia;    Raios X;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-39842013000600008

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Objective The authors have sought to study the calibration of a clinical PKA meter (Diamentor E2) and a calibrator for clinical meters (PDC) in the Laboratory of Ionizing Radiation Metrology at Instituto de Energia e Ambiente - Universidade de São Paulo. Materials and Methods Different qualities of both incident and transmitted beams were utilized in conditions similar to a clinical setting, analyzing the influence from the reference dosimeter, from the distance between meters, from the filtration and from the average beam energy. Calibrations were performed directly against a standard 30 cm3 cylindrical chamber or a parallel-plate monitor chamber, and indirectly against the PDC meter. Results The lowest energy dependence was observed for transmitted beams. The cross calibration between the Diamentor E2 and the PDC meters, and the PDC presented the greatest propagation of uncertainties. Conclusion The calibration coefficient of the PDC meter showed to be more stable with voltage, while the Diamentor E2 calibration coefficient was more variable. On the other hand, the PDC meter presented greater uncertainty in readings (5.0%) than with the use of the monitor chamber (3.5%) as a reference.

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