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Development of Monitor Chamber Prototype and Basic Performance Testing

모니터 전리함 시작품 개발과 기초 성능 평가

  • Lee, Mujin (Research Center, Dongnam Inst. of Radiological & Medical Sciences) ;
  • Lim, Heuijin (Research Center, Dongnam Inst. of Radiological & Medical Sciences) ;
  • Lee, Manwoo (Research Center, Dongnam Inst. of Radiological & Medical Sciences) ;
  • Yi, Jungyu (Research Center, Dongnam Inst. of Radiological & Medical Sciences) ;
  • Rhee, Dong Joo (Research Center, Dongnam Inst. of Radiological & Medical Sciences) ;
  • Kang, Sang Koo (Research Center, Dongnam Inst. of Radiological & Medical Sciences) ;
  • Jeong, Dong Hyeok (Research Center, Dongnam Inst. of Radiological & Medical Sciences)
  • 이무진 (동남권원자력의학원 연구센터) ;
  • 임희진 (동남권원자력의학원 연구센터) ;
  • 이만우 (동남권원자력의학원 연구센터) ;
  • 이준규 (동남권원자력의학원 연구센터) ;
  • 이동주 (동남권원자력의학원 연구센터) ;
  • 강상구 (동남권원자력의학원 연구센터) ;
  • 정동혁 (동남권원자력의학원 연구센터)
  • Received : 2015.05.28
  • Accepted : 2015.06.13
  • Published : 2015.06.30

Abstract

The monitor chamber is a real time dosimetry device for the measurement and the control of radiation beam intensity of the linac system. The monitor chamber prototype was developed for monitoring and controlling radiation beam from the linac based radiation generator. The thin flexible printed circuit boards were used for electrodes of the two independent plane-parallel ionization chambers to minimize the attenuation of radiation beam. The dosimetric characteristics, saturation and linearity of the measured charge, were experimentally evaluated with the Co-60 gamma rays. The performance of the developed monitor chamber prototype was in an acceptable range and this study shows the possibility of the further development of the chamber with additional functions.

모니터 전리함은 의료용 선형가속기에서 방출되는 방사선의 세기와 출력 제어를 위하여 사용된다. 본 연구에서는 가속기 기반 방사선 발생장치의 제어 시스템 개발에 사용하기 위하여 모니터 전리함 시작품을 개발하였다. 개발한 모니터 전리함은 평행 평판형 전리함 형태로서 독립적 작동이 가능한 두 개의 전리함으로 구성되어 있으며, 전극의 재료는 방사선의 감쇠를 최소화하기 위하여 얇은 연성인쇄회로기판이 사용되었다. 전리함의 시험을 위하여 코발트-60 방사선원을 이용하여 측정된 전하의 포화특성과 선형성과 같은 선량학적 특성을 평가하였다. 결과적으로 개발된 시작품이 기본 성능을 만족하며 추가 연구의 가능성을 확인하였다.

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