Values of the correction factor k – Fluke Biomedical TNT 12000 User Manual

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TNT 12000

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Nominal ranges of use for the radiation qualities:

Conventional Diagnostic

Anode

Quality

Range of Tube Voltage

Reference

W

RQR2 – RQR10

40 - 150 kV

IEC 61267

Mammography

Anode

Total Filtration

Range of Tube Voltage

PTB Reference

Mo

30

μ

m Mo

25 - 35 kV

MMV 25 - MMV 35

Mo

25

μ

m Rh

25 - 40 kV

MRV 25 - MRV 40

Mo

1 mm Al

25 - 50 kV

MAV 25 - MAV 50

Rh

25

μ

m Rh

25 - 50 kV

RRV 25 - RRV 50

Rh

1 mm Al

25 - 50 kV

RAV 25 - RAV 50

Nominal ranges of use for other factors

Factor Nominal

Range

Direction of beam incidence

Within a cone with a half angle of 5

°

to the preferred direction

Ambient temperature

15

°

C to 35

°

C

Ambient pressure

800 hPa to 1060 hPa

Relative humidity

20 % to 80 %, <20 g/m

Values of the correction factor k

Q

, for the radiation qualities as determined by

measurement at the PTB.

RQR – Series

Radiation Quality

IEC 61267

Mean Energy, Air Kerma

(keV)

k

Q

(Q

n

/Q

70

)

RQR 2

26.2

0.999

RQR 3

29.0

1.014

RQR 4

32.0

1.006

RQR 5

34.8

1

RQR 6

37.8

1.007

RQR 7

41.0

1.007

RQR 8

44.2

1.003

RQR 9

50.8

0.991

RQR 10

61.2

0.996

MMV – Series

Radiation Quality

PTB

Mean Energy (keV)

k

Q

(Q

n

/Q

70

)

MMV 25

14.9

1.002

MMV 28

15.4

1

MMV 30

15.7

0.999

MMV 35

16.3

0.993

MRV – Series

Radiation Quality

PTB

Mean Energy (keV)

k

Q

(Q

n

/Q

70

)

MRV 25

15.8

1.014

MRV 28

16.3

1

MRV 30

16.5

0.994

MRV 35

17.0

0.986

MRV 40

17.4

0.995

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