A Review of Ionization Chambers Developed for Use at the Brazilian IPEN Calibration Laboratory

L Pereira Neves, AP Perini, LVE Caldas - Brazilian Journal of Physics, 2024 - Springer
Over the past 35 years, the Calibration Laboratory of IPEN (LCI) has seen significant
advancements in the development of ionization chambers. This paper highlights the key …

Characterization of an extrapolation chamber for low-energy X-rays: Experimental and Monte Carlo preliminary results

LP Neves, EAB Silva, AP Perini, NL Maidana… - Applied radiation and …, 2012 - Elsevier
The extrapolation chamber is a parallel-plate ionization chamber that allows variation of its
air-cavity volume. In this work, an experimental study and MCNP-4C Monte Carlo code …

Extrapolation chamber response in low-energy x radiation standard beams

SK Dias, LVE Caldas - Journal of Applied Physics, 2001 - pubs.aip.org
Measurements of absorbed dose rates in air and tissue produced by low-energy x radiation
are often difficult to obtain with accuracy. The recommended instruments for these …

Characteristics of an extrapolation chamber for β-ray protection level measurements

SK Dias, LVE Caldas - Journal of applied physics, 1999 - pubs.aip.org
An absolute determination of the absorbed dose rates to tissue from a Sr 90 Sr+ 90 Y β-ray
secondary standard source was attempted using an extrapolation chamber developed at the …

Performance of a prototype of an extrapolation minichamber in various radiation beams

ML Oliveira, LVE Caldas - Applied radiation and isotopes, 2007 - Elsevier
An extrapolation minichamber was developed for measuring doses from weakly penetrating
types of radiation. The chamber was tested at the radiotherapeutic dose level in a beam from …

Development of a motorized system for the characterization of the RQR reference x-ray beams at the KFSHRC's SSDL using an extrapolation chamber

M Arib, R Ayad, H Alhamdan, M Ababtain… - Applied Radiation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
An extrapolation chamber of type Böhm 23392, used for the dosimetry of RQR beam
qualities at the Secondary Standard Dosimetry Laboratory of King Faisal Specialist Hospital …

Preliminary studies of a new monitor ionization chamber

MT Yoshizumi, V Vivolo, LVE Caldas - Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 2010 - Elsevier
A new monitor ionization chamber was developed at Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e
Nucleares (IPEN) in order to monitor X-ray beams. The main difference of this monitor …

Application of extrapolation chambers in low-energy X-rays as reference systems

EAB da Silva, LVE Caldas - Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 2012 - Elsevier
Extrapolation chambers are instruments designed to measure doses of low-energy
radiations, mainly beta radiation. In this work, a commercial extrapolation chamber and a …

Comparison of calibration results for an extrapolation chamber obtained with different 90Sr+ 90Y secondary standard sources

PL Antonio, VS Carvalho, LVE Caldas - Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 2012 - Elsevier
Two secondary standard systems of beta radiation were used to calibrate a PTW
extrapolation chamber Model 23391. Three 90Sr+ 90Y sources of different activities were …

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

SM Vahabi, M Shamsaie Zafarghandi… - … of Radioanalytical and …, 2014 - Springer
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 …