Measurement of Orthovoltage X-Ray Intensity with a Lithium Niobate Transducer

Autor: Mauro Henrique de Paula, W. K. Sakamoto, Marcelo Augusto Assunção Sanches, Aparecido Augusto de Carvalho, Wesley Pontes, Ricardo Luiz Barros de Freitas
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: IFMBE Proceedings ISBN: 9783642039010
Popis: A microcontrolled instrument for measuring the energy fluence rate (or intensity) of X-ray pulses in the orthovoltage range of 120 to 300 kV is described. The prototype instrument consists of a pyroelectric sensor, a low-noise highsensitivity current-to-voltage converter, a microcontroller and a digital display. The response of the instrument is nonlinear with the intensity of the radiation. The precision is better than 3%. The equipment is inexpensive, rugged, simple to construct and has good long-term stability.
Databáze: OpenAIRE