Monitoração de doses em radiologia: a calibração de medidores do produto kerma-área (PKA)
AUTOR(ES)
Terini, Ricardo Andrade, Campelo, Maria Carolina de Santana, Almeida Jr., José Neres de, Herdade, Silvio Bruni, Pereira, Marco Aurélio Guedes
FONTE
Radiol Bras
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2013-12
RESUMO
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.
ASSUNTO(S)
kerma medidores calibração dosimetria radiologia raios x
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