Abstract：
:Calibration of an imported strontium-90 ophthalmic applicator at the U.S. National Bureau of Standards (now the National Institute of Standards and Technology) has disclose a significant discrepancy in dose rate calibration (32%-35%) with that quoted by the manufacturer. The University of Wisconsin has investigated this discrepancy and found that both laboratories use similar techniques and a version of the Bragg-Gray equation to yield dose rate estimates. Experimental results indicate a strong relationship between the size of the collecting electrode used in the extrapolation chamber and the resulting estimate of absorbed dose rate. Calibration of these applicators is reviewed and suggestions for improvement and further research are proposed.
journal_name
Med Physjournal_title
Medical physicsauthors
Goetsch SJ,Sunderland KSdoi
10.1118/1.596702subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1991-03-01 00:00:00pages
161-6issue
2eissn
0094-2405issn
2473-4209journal_volume
18pub_type
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