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J A Benavente1, L C Meira-Belo, S R Reynaldo
1Post-graduation in Sciences and Technology of Radiations, Minerals and Materials-CDTN/CNEN, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. jabc@cdtn.br
Abstract:
The feasibility of using radiochromic films to verify the metrological coherence among standard beta radiation fields was evaluated. Exercises were done between two Brazilian metrology laboratories in beta fields from (90)Sr/(90)Y, (85)Kr and (147)Pm radiation sources. Results showed that the radiochromic film was useful for field mapping aiming uniformity and alignment verification and it was not reliable for absorbed dose measurements only for (147)Pm beta field.
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