The IPEM code of practice for determination of the reference air kerma rate for HDR (192)Ir brachytherapy sources based on the NPL air kerma standard.
Bidmead AM, Sander T, Locks SM, Lee CD, Aird EG, Nutbrown RF, Flynn A; IPEM Working Party.
Bidmead AM, et al. Among authors: nutbrown rf.
Phys Med Biol. 2010 Jun 7;55(11):3145-59. doi: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/11/011. Epub 2010 May 17.
Phys Med Biol. 2010.
PMID: 20479510
This has meant that it is now possible to calibrate ionization chambers directly traceable to an air kerma standard using an (192)Ir source (Sander and Nutbrown 2006 NPL Report DQL-RD 004 (Teddington: NPL) http://publications.npl.co.uk). In order to use the source specific …
This has meant that it is now possible to calibrate ionization chambers directly traceable to an air kerma standard using an (192)Ir source …