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Determination of TRS-398 Quality Factors for Cs-137 Gamma Rays in Reference Dosimetry

Cs-137 감마선의 선량측정을 위한 TRS-398 선질인자 결정에 관한 연구

  • Kang, Sang Koo (Research Center, Dongnam Inst. of Radiological & Medical Sciences) ;
  • Rhee, Dong Joo (Research Center, Dongnam Inst. of Radiological & Medical Sciences) ;
  • Kang, Yeong Rok (Research Center, Dongnam Inst. of Radiological & Medical Sciences) ;
  • Kim, Jeung Kee (Research Center, Dongnam Inst. of Radiological & Medical Sciences) ;
  • Jeong, Dong Hyeok (Research Center, Dongnam Inst. of Radiological & Medical Sciences)
  • 강상구 (동남권원자력의학원 연구센터) ;
  • 이동주 (동남권원자력의학원 연구센터) ;
  • 강영록 (동남권원자력의학원 연구센터) ;
  • 김정기 (동남권원자력의학원 연구센터) ;
  • 정동혁 (동남권원자력의학원 연구센터)
  • Received : 2014.05.29
  • Accepted : 2014.08.13
  • Published : 2014.09.30

Abstract

The Cs-137 irradiator is widely used to irradiate biological samples for radiobiological research. To obtain the accurate outcomes, correct measurements of the delivered absorbed dose to a sample is important. The IAEA protocols such as TRS-277 and TRS-398 were recommended for the Cs-137 reference dosimetry. However in TRS-398 protocol, currently known as the most practical dosimetry protocol, the quality factor ($k_{Q,Q_0}$) for Cs-137 gamma rays is not suggested. Therefore, the use of TRS-398 protocol is currently unavailable for the Cs-137 dosimetry directly. The calculation method previously introduced for high energy photon beams in radiotherapy was used for deriving the Cs-137 beam qualities ($k_{Q,Q_0}$) for the 15 commercially available farmer type ionization chambers in this study. In conclusion, $k_{Q,Q_0}$ values were ranged from 0.998 to 1.002 for Cs-137 gamma rays. These results can be used as the reference and dosimeter calibrations for Cs-137 gamma rays in the future radiobiological researches.

Cs-137 방사선 조사기는 방사선생물 연구 분야에서 시료에 방사선 조사장치로 널리 사용되고 있다. 이러한 방사선 조사기 사용에 있어 시료에 조사되는 흡수선량의 평가는 향상된 연구 결과를 얻기 위하여 중요하다. 국제원자력기구의 TRS-277 또는 TRS-398 같은 선량측정 프로토콜은 이러한 목적에 적합하다. 그러나 현재 가장 실용적인 선량측정 프로토콜로 알려진 TRS-398의 경우에 Cs-137 선원에 대한 선질인자가 제공되지 않는 단점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 이전에 보고된 고에너지 방사선치료용 광자선에 대한 계산방법을 이용하여 Cs-137 선원의 선질인자를 결정하였으며 15종의 파머형 전리함에 대하여 선질인자를 결정하였다. 결과로서 대상전리함에 대한 Cs-137 선원에서 선질인자는 0.998에서 1.002 범위를 보였다. 이 결과는 Cs-137 선원을 사용하는 분야에서 물흡수선량 측정과 선량계의 교정에 유용하게 사용할 수 있을 것으로 본다.

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