Article ; Online: Encapsulated Gamma Source Contact Dose Conversion Factors: Updating NCRP-40 Guidance.
2020 Volume 120, Issue 2, Page(s) 131–144
Abstract: Abstract: Secondary electron generation on the surface of encapsulated gamma sources can play a large role in the dose measured near the surface of the encapsulation. The National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements Report No. 40 contains ... ...
Abstract | Abstract: Secondary electron generation on the surface of encapsulated gamma sources can play a large role in the dose measured near the surface of the encapsulation. The National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements Report No. 40 contains contact dose rate conversion factors for encapsulated gamma sources, along with recommended secondary electron correction factors. However, secondary electron correction factors were based on experiments performed in the 1930s and 1940s with encapsulated radium sources, and the correction factors for the other sources listed in the report were estimated based on these radium source measurements. Monte Carlo simulations were performed using the Particle and Heavy Ion Transport code System (PHITS) to calculate the contact dose rate conversion factors for each encapsulated gamma source presented in NCRP-40, taking into account the dose from both gamma rays and secondary electrons. These simulations showed that the contact dose rate conversion factors are much lower than those presented in NCRP-40, and the secondary electron contribution was much greater than the values proposed by NCRP-40. The original research used results from encapsulated 226Ra experiments to determine the secondary electron correction factors for NCRP-40. To support the current Monte Carlo calculations, experiments were conducted using an encapsulated 137Cs source, rare earth magnet, and ion chamber detector to show that the secondary electron correction factors presented in NCRP-40 were not applicable to the geometry of tissue in direct contact with the encapsulation. In this work, contact dose conversion factors for common encapsulated radionuclide sources are presented. |
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MeSH term(s) | Brachytherapy ; Capsules ; Gamma Rays/adverse effects ; Gamma Rays/therapeutic use ; Monte Carlo Method ; Practice Guidelines as Topic ; Radiation Dosage ; Radiation Protection ; Radiometry ; Societies, Scientific |
Chemical Substances | Capsules |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2020-09-28 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
ZDB-ID | 2406-5 |
ISSN | 1538-5159 ; 0017-9078 |
ISSN (online) | 1538-5159 |
ISSN | 0017-9078 |
DOI | 10.1097/HP.0000000000001291 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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