Metrology of photon and beta radiation for radiation protection
- Dissemination of the units of the radiation protection quantities by
- Calibration of area and personal dosemeters
- Calibration of the secondary standards Hp(10) chamber and beta secondary standard (BSS2)
- Type examination (Module B) of area and personal dosemeters
- Dosimetry in pulsed photon radiation fields
- Comparison measurements of area and personal dosemeters of the official dosimetry services
- Accomplishment of type approvals according to Radiation Protection Act
Metrology of photon radiation for brachytherapy
- Realisation and dissemination of the unit of Reference Air Kerma Rate (RAKR) by calibration of high-dose-rate (HDR) sources sources and low-dose-rate (LDR, seeds) sources
- Calibration of well-type ionization chambers
- Background information on brachytherapy
- Publications on brachytherapy (selection)
Standardisation and committee work
Research and development
- Secondary standard for the personal dose equivalent in 10 mm depth, Hp(10) chamber
- Beta secondary standard for radiation protection purposes (low dose rates), BSS 2
- Eye lens dosimetry
- Traceable dosimetry in the radiation field of a miniature X-ray tube for brachytherapy
- Traceable dosimetry in clinical fields in brachytherapy
- Experimental determination of the source type-specific Λ-factor in the HDR photon brachytherapy
- X-ray spectrometry
- In-situ photon spectrometer
- Gliding shadow film badges
- TLD-based few-channel spectrometer
- TLD ambient dose equivalent area dosemeter
- Charge measuring assembly for ionisation chambers
- BetaDosim: Software for the interpolation of the dose rate due to the beta emission of radionuclides
- X-ray dose measurements on laser materials processing machines
- Primary standards and traceable measurement method for X-ray emitting electronic brachytherapy devices
Measuring facilities
- Beta-primary standard
- Irradiation facilities
- Environmental radiation
- Calibration facility for HDR sources
- Calibration facility for LDR sources (seeds)
Further information
- CCRI webinar on 'Latest developments in beta-radiation metrology' As PDF on BIPM's website as well as video on YouTube
- List of standards
- Current measuring quantities in radiation protection
- New measuring quantities in radiation protection
- Measurement and calibration capabilities of the division on ionizing radiation
- Information on PTB Fees and Charges
