| Article | |
| Report number | HS-RP-048-PP ; CERN-HS-RP-048-PP |
| Title | Measurement of absolute absorbed dose and dose-equivalent response for instruments used around high-energy proton accelerators |
| Author(s) | Höfert, M (CERN) ; Raffnsøe, Ch (CERN) |
| Affiliation | (CERN) |
| Publication | 1980 |
| Imprint | 25 Apr 1980 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| In: | Nucl. Instrum. Methods 176 (1980) 443-448 |
| DOI | 10.1016/0029-554X(80)90366-3 |
| Subject category | Health Physics and Radiation Effects |
| Abstract | The absolute dose-equivalent response been measured over a broad neutron energy range (from thermal to 280 MeV) for three instruments used routinely for the determination of dose equivalent around the CERN/multi-GeV proton accelerators. While the rem ionization chamber - a modified Anderson and Braun rem counter - falls off considerably in response at higher neutron energies, the behaviour of the REM2 recombination chamber suggests that it can still be used in stray fields around high-energy proton accelerators. A tissue-equivalent ionization chamber tested for its response to absorbed dose shows that its response is governed by absorption and build-up phenomena in its walls. It is possible to get a reasonable estimate of dose equivalent by multiplying its reading with a mean quality factor. |
| Copyright/License | publication: © 1980 Published by Elsevier B.V. |
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