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An exposure timer for use with telecobalt units
Author(s) -
Kannan A.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 2473-4209
pISSN - 0094-2405
DOI - 10.1118/1.594448
Subject(s) - timer , medical physics , radiation exposure , dosimetry , medicine , nuclear medicine , computer science , computer hardware , microcontroller
The influence of mains frequency variation on the exposure output of teletherapy machines has been investigated. As the correction to be applied for such variations during routine treatment is cumbersome, a silicon diode timer, which works directly by the action of radiation, is described.