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

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
VSL -9.7 12.0
NRC 0.9 10.0
NMIJ 4.0 10.8
NPL 4.5 8.6
PTB 2.2 20.2
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
Comparison
Comparison close
BIPM comparison
Linked comparison
BIPM.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 2009 -
Status Continuous, approved for equivalence
References

BIPM.RI(I)-K8 Technical protocol

Measurand Reference air kerma rate (in mGy/h) relative to the BIPM evaluation
Parameters Radiation type: HDR Ir-192 sealed brachytherapy sources
Transfer device BIPM ionization chambers: well-type and thimble-type
Comparison type Key Comparison
Consultative Committee CCRI (Consultative Committee for Ionizing Radiation)
Conducted by BIPM (Bureau International des Poids et Mesures)
Comments The Final Report for each bi-lateral comparsion is listed in the tab "Participants"
First results published on 13 September 2014
Last update of results 15 December 2023
Pilot institute BIPM
Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
BIPM - International Organization
Contact person C. Kessler

+33 (0) 1 45 07 70 84
First Name Last Name
wwww@ww.www +356719836 Institute 1 Institute 1 Khmelnitskiy
Pilot laboratory
BIPM

Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, BIPM - International Organization, N/A

NMIJ AIST

National Metrology Institute of Japan, Japan, APMP

NPL

National Physical Laboratory, United Kingdom, EURAMET

NRC

National Research Council, Canada, SIM

PTB

Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Germany, EURAMET

VSL

VSL, Netherlands, EURAMET

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 u(xi) year of measurement
VSL 0.9903 0.0060 2009
NRC 1.0009 0.0050 2014
NMIJ 1.0040 0.0054 2015
NPL 1.0045 0.0043 2022
PTB 1.0022 0.0101 2023

 

APMP.RI(I)-K8      
       
       
Labi xi u(xi) 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