A Study of Small Radiation Dosimeter by Using Microfilm and Carbon Elecrtode

마이크로필름과 탄소막 전극을 이용한 소형방사선측정기 개발에 관한 연구

We developed very small parallel plate radiation detector by using our existing experience of mating radiation dosimeter and capability of analyzing characteristics of dosimeter. The radiation detector was consisted of microfilm and carbon electrode. The detector was parallel plate type of all-filled ionization chamber. The ionization chamber had been fabricated using an acrylic plate for the air cavity and carbon coated microfilm for electrical configuration. The alr gap between two electrodes was 0.48 mm. The diameters of collect electrode and guard electrode were 3.3 mm, 5 mm respectively. The diameter of high voltage electrode was 5 mm. Nominal sensitive volume of the chamber was 0.016 ㎤. The major parameters of the chamber characteristics such as leakage current, reproducibility, dose rate effect, and polarity effect were measured. The experimental results were as followings. Leakage current was 0.1 pA. Standard deviation of reproducibility was less than 0.1%. Dose rate effect was less than 1.5%. Polarity effect was less than 2.4%. These data were comparable to those of commercially available dosimetric system for QA-purpose. As the result, we found that the radiation detector consisting of the ionization chamber, microfilm and carbon electrode, was satisfactory for the purpose of the small field dosimetry in size and characteristics. In the future, We will try to refine the dosimeter for use in very small volume.

본 논문에서는 마이크로필름과 탄소막 전극을 이용하여 개발한 소형 방사선측정기의 특성을 평가하였다. 전극은 5 mm 직경의 고전압전극, 3.3 mm 직경의 수집전극, 그리고 넓이가 0.7 mm인 보호전극으로 구성되었으며, 이온수집 공동의 부피는 0.016 ㎤이었다. 6 MV X-선을 이용하여 제작된 측정기에 대한 전기적 특성을 조사하였는데, 누설전류는 0.1 pA, 재현 오차가 0.1% 이하, 선량률 효과는 1.5% 이하, 분극효과는 2.4% 이하로 나타났다. 개발된 측정기의 전기적 특성은 양호한 것으로 평가되며, 추후 깊이선량률, 빔측면도와 같은 선량분포에 대한 특성의 평가가 요구된다.