Home-made low-cost dosemeter for photon dose measurements in radiobiological experiments and for education in the field of radiation sciences.
Dosimetry
Ionization chamber
Photon radiation
Radiobiology
Radiochromic films
Silicon detector
Journal
Radiation and environmental biophysics
ISSN: 1432-2099
Titre abrégé: Radiat Environ Biophys
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 0415677
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 Jun 2024
07 Jun 2024
Historique:
received:
08
11
2023
accepted:
28
05
2024
medline:
7
6
2024
pubmed:
7
6
2024
entrez:
7
6
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Reliable dosimetry systems are crucial for radiobiological experiments either to quantify the biological consequences of ionizing radiation or to reproduce results by other laboratories. Also, they are essential for didactic purposes in the field of radiation research. Professional dosemeters are expensive and difficult to use in exposure facilities with closed exposure chambers. Consequently, a simple, inexpensive, battery-driven dosemeter was developed that can be easily built using readily available components. Measurements were performed to validate its readout with photons of different energy and dose rate and to demonstrate the applicability of the dosemeter. It turned out that the accuracy of the dose measurements using the developed dosemeter was better than 10%, which is satisfactory for radiobiological experiments. It is concluded that this dosemeter can be used both for determining the dose rates of an exposure facility and for educational purposes.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38847828
doi: 10.1007/s00411-024-01076-1
pii: 10.1007/s00411-024-01076-1
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s).
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