Development of measurement methodology with reference air kerma of 192Ir source afterloding in bracytherapy / 中华放射医学与防护杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To develop measurement of reference air kerma for192Ir sources with NE 2570 electrometer,2571 ion-chamber and machining measured holder.Methods The measuring holder was placed at the distance of 1 m from the walls,the floor and ceiling,the ion-chambet was insert into the oolymethyl methacrylate(PMMA)jig of the measuring holder,lhe optimum distance is 16 cm from the source centre to ionchamber centre.The source was transmitted by the afterloding system to the plastic pipe to measure reference air kerma of the source.According to calibration factors from60Coγrays and 250 kV X rays with air exposure to calculated the air kerma calibration factor,the air kerma calibration factor of 192Ir soHree was calculated bv60Co γ rays and the effective energy of the 250 kV X ray beam.The scatter correction factor was giverl by the shadow shield experiment for the wails,the floor,the air and the measuring holder,the correction factors were given for the attenuation of primary photons in air and the electrons entering the air cavity are mainly generated in the innerwall of the chamber by 1079 report in IAEA.Results Two measuring methods were used for192Ir source undersame environment condition,the ion-chatuber and well-type chamber values are 1.584×1011Bq and 1.561×1011Bq respectively,and the relative deviation from them is within 1.4%,Conclusions The air kerma measurement of 192Ir source the ion-chamber with is not depended on the source geometry(point seurce,line source etc),the size.and the material of shell,the shape,the quality of materials and the size of the chamber.The uncertainty error of the air kerma is lessin comparison to the air exposure.