O'Brien, C.
and Buermann, L.
(2009),
Comparison of the NIST and PTB Standards for Air Kerma and Low-Energy X-rays, Journal of Research (NIST JRES), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=903376
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Comparison of the NIST and PTB Standards for Air Kerma and Low-Energy X-rays
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, L. Buermann
Abstract
A comparison has been made of the air-kerma standards for low-energy x-rays at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB). The comparison involved a series of measurements at the PTB and the NIST using the air-kerma standards and two NIST reference-class transfer ionization chamber standards. Results are presented for the reference beam qualities in the range from 25 kV to 50 kV for the low energy x-rays, including the techniques used for mammography dose traceability. The tungsten generated reference radiation techniques between 25 kV to 50 kV used for this comparison are new to NIST; therefore this comparison will serve as the preliminary comparison for NIST and a verification of the primary standard correction factors. The mammography comparison will repeat two previously unpublished comparisons between PTB and NIST. The results show the standards to be in reasonable agreement within the standard uncertainty of the comparison of about 0.4 %.Citation
Journal of Research (NIST JRES) -
Volume
114
NIST Pub Series
Pub Type
NIST Pubs
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Keywords
air kerma, free-air ionizaton chamber, primary standards, reference radiation qualities, x-rays
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Created December 31, 2009, Updated February 19, 2017