Calorimetric and ionimetric dosimetry intercomparisons II: d + T neutron source at the Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek hospital.

A series of dosimetric measurements was carried out at the Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, using a Philips d + T generator, which produced neutrons with energies of approximately 14 MeV. A-150 plastic ionization chambers, an A-150 plastic calorimeter, and a GM dosimeter were used to determine total absorbed dose and the photon absorbed dose fraction. The ion chambers were calibrated in a 60Co gamma-ray field in air and compared in a phantom placed in the 60Co gamma-ray beam. Comparison of the total absorbed dose derived from the ionization chamber measurements to that determined using the calorimeter indicated agreement for the neutron measurements between the techniques to within +/- 2%.