Evaluation of Well-Type Chamber Calibration Factor for Measurement of Ir-192 Brachytherapy Source Over 10 Institutions

  • Firmansyah A
  • Firmansyah O
  • Sunaryati S
  • et al.
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This paper describes the evaluation of well-type chamber calibration factor for measurement Ir- 192 brachytherapy source. Data were collected at ten institutions of Ir-192 brachytherapy facilities. Calibration was carried out using the substitution method adopted from a protocol published by the International Atomic Energy Agency. The well-type chamber standard used was HDR-1000 Plus. The results obtained that NAKS for well-type chamber from PTW manufacturers has a range of values from 9.063 × 105-9.875 × 105 Gy m2 h−1 A−1 with an average value 9.522 × 105 Gy m2 h−1 A−1, while the well-type chamber from Standard Imaging manufacturers has a range of values from 4.634 × 105-4.662 × 105 Gy m2 h−1 A−1 with an average value 4.648 × 105 Gy m2 h−1 A−1. The range of deviations obtained between NAKS−new and NAKS−old ranges from 0.8% to -1.8%, while the range of normalization results of NAKS−new to the average value of NAKS−new ranges from 0.952-1.029. There was one calibration factor that has a deviation of more than 1% over the NAKS−old. Based on the calculation of uncertainty, all the calibration factor results obtained were still within the accepted range.

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Firmansyah, A. F., Firmansyah, O. A., Sunaryati, S. I., & Rajagukguk, N. (2020). Evaluation of Well-Type Chamber Calibration Factor for Measurement of Ir-192 Brachytherapy Source Over 10 Institutions. Jurnal Fisika Dan Aplikasinya, 16(2), 95. https://doi.org/10.12962/j24604682.v16i2.6406

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