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A prototype of an extrapolation chamber for beta radiation beams of 90Sr+90Y

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Extrapolation chamber is the only primary standard dosimeter for beta radiation. With the aim to test new configurations and materials using easily-available and low-cost materials and fulfill the need of a chamber for scientific metrological purposes, in this paper the prototype of an extrapolation chamber has been built and its performance has been investigated in the beta radiation field of 90Sr+90Y. The main differences between the chamber and commercially available chambers are the geometry, constituent material and configuration. The obtained results were compared with those of the calibration certificate of the source and an agreement within 4 % was verified. The depth-dose curve was also obtained and compared with the curve published in ISO 6980, showing a good agreement. Moreover, Monte Carlo simulation was undertaken using MCNP4C code and the relative difference of 0.3 % was observed compared to the experiment. All of the results proved the suitability of the chamber in the beta radiation field of 90Sr+90Y.

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  1. Department of Energy Engineering and Physics, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

    Seyed Milad Vahabi & Mojtaba Shamsaie Zafarghandi

  2. Agricultural Medical and Industrial Research School, P.O. Box 31485/498, Karaj, Iran

    Mohammadreza Ghasemi, Anita Alipoor & Arjang Shahvar

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Vahabi, S.M., Shamsaie Zafarghandi, M., Ghasemi, M. et al. A prototype of an extrapolation chamber for beta radiation beams of 90Sr+90Y. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 301, 91–96 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-014-3117-y

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