ROUTINE VERIFICATION OF STRENGTH OF CS-137 BRACHYTHERAPY SOURCES USING A NAI DETECTOR

被引:1
作者
WIERZBICKI, JG
MEYER, R
机构
关键词
NAI DETECTOR; CS-137; TUBE; SOURCE CALIBRATION; BRACHYTHERAPY;
D O I
10.1118/1.597091
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
An inexpensive and easy method of calibration of brachytherapy Cs-137 tubes is described. Cesium brachytherapy sources are calibrated relative to an NIST-calibrated source. The detection system is a NaI detector and single channel analyzer with the window set on the photo peak.
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页数:2
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