Evaluation of the polarity effect of Roos parallel plate ionization chamber in build-up region

• Autorzy: Al-Aghbari Arwa Ahmed

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DOI

10.2478/pjmpe-2022-0015

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Purpose: Despite widespread studying of the polarity effect of Roos parallel plate ion chamber in electron beams as mentioned in several protocols, no investigations have up till now studied this effect in photon beams in the build-up region. It is important to examine its polarity effect in the build-up region for photon beams, so this is the first work that focuses in to evaluate the polarity effect of the Roos chamber in the surface and build-up region and comparing its effect with other chambers. Methods: In this study, the Roos chamber was irradiated by a Theratron 780E⁶⁰Co beam to a known polarity effect. The Polarity effects of 5×5 up to 35×35 cm² field sizes at positive and negative polarizing voltages were measured in the build-up region from surface to 0.7 cm in a solid water phantom. Results: The polarity ratios (PRs) were obtained at 1.020 ± 0.00 and 1.015 ± 0.00 for field sizes 5 × 5 up to 35 × 35 cm², respectively. For the same fields, the percentage of polarity effects (%PEs) was obtained at 1.99% ± 0.00% and 1.47% ± 0.02%, respectively. The results found that the %PEs decrease with increased field sizes and depths. Moreover, the %PEs exhibited a decrease with an increased percentage surface dose (%SD). The uncertainty of %PE was estimated as 0.01% for all measurements in this study. Conclusions: As a result, the average %PE of the Roos chamber described here is equal to 0.756% ± 0.013% for all depths and field sizes for the ⁶⁰Co γ-ray beam. It has introduced a less percentage of polarity effect than other chambers.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Roos chamber; polarity effect; build-up region; cobalt 60Co

• Wydawca: Polskie Towarzystwo Fizyki Medycznej ; De Gruyter
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Medical Physics and Engineering
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: Vol. 28, Iss. 3
• Strony: 127--132
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 22 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Al-Aghbari Arwa Ahmed

• Physics Department, Sana'a University, Sana’a, Yemen

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2436-3757

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023).