Software System for the Calibration of X-Ray Measuring Instruments
- Instituto National de Investigaciones Nucleares Carretera Mexico-Toluca s/n. La Marquesa, Ocoyoacac, 52750 (Mexico)
A software system that facilities the calibration of X-ray measuring instruments used in medical applications is presented. The Secondary Standard Dosimetry Laboratory (SSDL) of the Nuclear Research National Institute in Mexico (ININ in Spanish), supports activities concerning with ionizing radiations in medical area. One of these activities is the calibration of X-ray measuring instruments, in terms of air kerma or exposure by substitution method in an X-ray beam at a point where the rate has been determined by means of a standard ionization chamber. To automatize this process, a software system has been developed, the calibration system is composed by an X-ray unit, a Dynalizer IIIU X-ray meter by RADCAL, a commercial data acquisition card, the software system and the units to be tested and calibrated. A quality control plan has been applied in the development of the software system, ensuring that quality assurance procedures and standards are being followed.
- OSTI ID:
- 20888199
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 854, Issue 1; Conference: 9. Mexican symposium on medical physics, Guadalajara, Jal. (Mexico), 18-21 Mar 2006; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2356432; (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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