Macroscopic and microscopic X-ray dose mappings with CCD-based GafChromic film dosimeters

Nobuteru Nariyama

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.12.009

Macroscopic and microscopic X-ray dose mappings with CCD-based GafChromic film dosimeters

Appl Radiat Isot. 2012 Jul;70(7):1214-8. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.12.009. Epub 2011 Dec 13.

Author

Nobuteru Nariyama¹

Affiliation

¹ Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, Kouto 1-1-1, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5198, Japan. nariyama@spring8.or.jp

PMID: 22192314
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.12.009

Abstract

Charge-coupled device (CCD) digital cameras have been used to expand the application area of conventional dosimeters to two-dimensional dose measurements. Although film dosimeters are normally read with scanners, CCD reading has several advantages over scanner reading: quick reading, interference filters, and no influence from the film orientation at the reading. Moreover, the lens and light source are changeable, which makes it possible to use a wide selection of dose ranges and spatial resolutions from microscopic to macroscopic.