BIPM.RI(I)-K8 and APMP.RI(I)-K8

MEASURAND       Air kerma

SOURCE                     HDR Ir-192 brachytherapy sources

 

Degrees of equivalence represented by Di = (xI - xR) and its expanded uncertainty Ui at a 95 % level of confidence, both expressed in mGy/Gy.

Air kerma
Di  (mGy/Gy)
Participating institutes

Note:

(a) results obtained using a thimble-type chamber

(b) results obtained using a well-type chamber

BIPM.RI(I)-K8 and APMP.RI(I)-K8

MEASURAND       Air kerma

SOURCE                     HDR Ir-192 brachytherapy sources

 

Degrees of equivalence represented by Di = (xI - xR) and its expanded uncertainty Ui at a 95 % level of confidence, both expressed in mGy/Gy.

LABi Di Uneg,i Upos,i
mGy/Gy
mGy/Gy
mGy/Gy
NRC (a) 0.9 10.0
NMIJ (b) 4.0 10.8
VSL (a) -7.4 11.0
NPL (b) 4.5 8.6
PTB (b) 2.2 20.2
LNE-LNHB (b) -1.0 14.2
IAEA 9.4 30.4
INER 10.1 19.6
KRISS 4.2 16.4
NMISA 7.3 30.4
Nuclear Malaysia -6.4 30.8
PTKMR-BATAN 40.8 34.4
Participating institutes
BIPM.RI(I)-K8
APMP.RI(I)-K8

Note:

(a) results obtained using a thimble-type chamber

(b) results obtained using a well-type chamber

Comparison
Comparison close
BIPM comparison
Linked comparison
APMP.RI(I)-K8
Metrology area, Sub-field Ionizing Radiation, Section I (x and gamma rays, electrons)
Description Measurement of reference air kerma rate for HDR Ir-192 brachytherapy sources
Time of measurements 2017
Status Approved for equivalence
Final Reports of the comparisons
References

APMP.RI(I)-K8 Technical Protocol

Measurand Air kerma rate Nominal value: 50 mGy/h
Transfer device Two well-type ionization chambers (Standard Imaging, HDR 1000 Plus)
Comparison type Key Comparison
Consultative Committee CCRI (Consultative Committee for Ionizing Radiation)
Conducted by APMP (Asia Pacific Metrology Programme)
Comments
 
Pilot institute NMIJ AIST
National Metrology Institute of Japan
Japan
Contact person Tadahiro Kurosawa

+81 29 861 5927
First Name Last Name
wwww@ww.www +356719836 Institute 1 Institute 1 Khmelnitskiy
Pilot laboratory
NMIJ AIST

National Metrology Institute of Japan, Japan, APMP

IAEA

International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA - International Organization, SIM

KRISS

Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Korea, Republic of, APMP

NMISA

National Metrology Institute of South Africa, South Africa, AFRIMETS

NRC

National Research Council, Canada, SIM

NRSL/INER

Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Chinese Taipei, APMP

Nuclear Malaysia

Malaysian Nuclear Agency, Malaysia, APMP

BIPM.RI(I)-K8 and APMP.RI(I)-K8

MEASURAND       Air kerma

SOURCE                     HDR Ir-192 brachytherapy sources

 

The key comparison reference value is the BIPM evaluation of reference air kerma rate.

 

The degree of equivalence of each laboratory i with respect to the key comparison refernce value is given by a pair of terms both expressed in mGy/Gy: the relative difference Di and Ui = 2 ui, its expanded uncertainty (k = 2).

When required, the degree of equivalence between two laboratories i and j can be evaluated by a pair of terms, both expressed in mGy/Gy: Dij = Di - Dj and Uij, its expanded uncertainty (k = 2).

 

Linking APMP.RI(I)-K8 to BIPM.RI(I)-K8

The NRC and NMIJ provide the link between the key comparison APMP.RI(I)-K8 to BIPM.RI(I)-K8, having participated in both comparisons. The linking process is described in Section 2.6 of the  APMP.RI(I)-K8 Final report.

BIPM.RI(I)-K8 and APMP.RI(I)-K8

MEASURAND       Air kerma

SOURCE                     HDR Ir-192 brachytherapy sources

 

xi   measurement result obtained by laboratory i relative to the KCRV

ui   combined standard uncertainty of xi

 

BIPM.RI(I)-K8

  Labi xi ui year of measurement
  NRC 1.0009 0.0050 2014
  NMIJ 1.0040 0.0054 2015
  VSL 0.9926 0.0055 2019
  NPL 1.0045 0.0043 2022
  PTB 1.0022 0.0101 2023
  LNE-LNHB 0.9990 0.0071 2024

 

 

APMP.RI(I)-K8

  Labi xi ui year of measurement
  IAEA 1.0094 0.0152 2018
  INER 1.0101 0.0098 2018
  KRISS 1.0042 0.0082 2018
  NMISA 1.0073 0.0152 2018
  Nuclear Malaysia 0.9936 0.0154 2018
  PTKMR-BATAN 1.0408 0.0172 2017