New National Air-Kerma Standard for Low-Energy Electronic Brachytherapy Sources

The new primary standard for low-energy electronic brachytherapy sources for the United States is described. These miniature x-ray tubes are inserted in catheters for interstitial radiation therapy and operate at tube potentials of up to about 50 kV. The standard is based on the realization of the a...

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Autores principales: Seltzer, Stephen M, O’Brien, Michelle, Mitch, Michael G
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: [Gaithersburg, MD] : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4487278/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26601044
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.119.022
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spelling pubmed-44872782015-11-23 New National Air-Kerma Standard for Low-Energy Electronic Brachytherapy Sources Seltzer, Stephen M O’Brien, Michelle Mitch, Michael G J Res Natl Inst Stand Technol Articles The new primary standard for low-energy electronic brachytherapy sources for the United States is described. These miniature x-ray tubes are inserted in catheters for interstitial radiation therapy and operate at tube potentials of up to about 50 kV. The standard is based on the realization of the air kerma produced by the x-ray beam at a reference distance in air of 50 cm. [Gaithersburg, MD] : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology 2014-10-06 /pmc/articles/PMC4487278/ /pubmed/26601044 http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.119.022 Text en https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ The Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology is a publication of the U.S. Government. The papers are in the public domain and are not subject to copyright in the United States. Articles from J Res may contain photographs or illustrations copyrighted by other commercial organizations or individuals that may not be used without obtaining prior approval from the holder of the copyright.
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