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http://dx.doi.org/10.6109/jkiice.2020.24.12.1711

Development of High Energy X-ray Dose Measuring Device based Ion Chamber for Cargo Container Inspection System  

Lee, Junghee (Ocean System Engineering Research Division, KRISO)
Lim, Chang Hwy (M1 International,)
Park, Jong-Won (Ocean System Engineering Research Division, KRISO)
Lee, Sang Heon (Daon)
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Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering / v.24, no.12, 2020 , pp. 1711-1717 More about this Journal
Abstract
X-ray of up to 9MeV are used for container inspection. X-ray intensity must be maintained stably regardless of changes in time. If dose is not constant, it may affect the image quality, and as a result, may affect the inspection of abnormal cargo. Therefore, to acquire high-quality images, continuous dose monitoring is required. In this study, the ion-chamber based device was developed for monitoring the dose change in high-energy x-ray. And to estimate the performance of signal-processing device change according to the environmental change, the output changing due to the change of temperature and humidity was observed. In addition, verification of the device was performed by measuring the output change. As a result of the measurement, there was no significant difference in performance due to changes in temperature and humidity, and the change in output according to the change in exposure was linear. Therefore, it was found that the developed device is suitable for the dose monitoring of high-energy x-ray.
Keywords
Ion chamber; Container Inspection System; X-ray; LINAC;
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