A new type of mini multi-element tissue-equivalent proportional counter (TEPC) based on a gas electron multiplier (GEM) has been designed and constructed. This counter is in particular suitable to be constructed with a small sensitive volume so that it can be used for microdosimetry in intense pulsed radiation fields to measure the microdosimetric spectrum in the beam of, for instance, a clinical linear accelerator. The concept lends itself also for a mini multi-element version of the counter to be used for applications in which a high sensitivity is required. In this paper, we present the first microdosimetric measurements of this novel counter exposed to a 14 MeV monoenergetic neutron beam and a californium (Cf-252) source for a counter cavity diameter of 1.8 mm simulating 1.0 mum tissue site size. The measured spectra showed an excellent agreement with spectra from the literature. The specific advantages of the TEPC-GEM are discussed.

First microdosimetric measurements with a TEPC based on a gem

DE NARDO, LAURA;
2004

Abstract

A new type of mini multi-element tissue-equivalent proportional counter (TEPC) based on a gas electron multiplier (GEM) has been designed and constructed. This counter is in particular suitable to be constructed with a small sensitive volume so that it can be used for microdosimetry in intense pulsed radiation fields to measure the microdosimetric spectrum in the beam of, for instance, a clinical linear accelerator. The concept lends itself also for a mini multi-element version of the counter to be used for applications in which a high sensitivity is required. In this paper, we present the first microdosimetric measurements of this novel counter exposed to a 14 MeV monoenergetic neutron beam and a californium (Cf-252) source for a counter cavity diameter of 1.8 mm simulating 1.0 mum tissue site size. The measured spectra showed an excellent agreement with spectra from the literature. The specific advantages of the TEPC-GEM are discussed.
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