Ionization chamber

Details Ionization chamber Ionization chamber

1985-08-02

1987-09-22

Fields, Carolyn E.

Radiant energy

Invisible radiant energy responsive electric signalling

Including a radiant energy responsive gas discharge device

250375, G01T 1185

Patent

active

046957316

ABSTRACT:
To enable an ionization chamber used for measuring the intensity of a beam of ionizing radiation, for example an electron beam produced by a linear accelerator and used for radiotherapy, both to give an output signal which is independent of ambient pressure and temperature and to present a low weight of scattering material per unit area to the beam, the chamber is of flexible construction so that the volume of gas in it adapts to ambient pressure and temperature, and such that the weight of gas in the active region between the electrodes per unit area remains substantially constant. Suitably, the electrodes are conductive layers on flexible plastics sheets, an outer annular portion of one sheet providing a flexible connection between two opposed chamber wall portions which remain substantially planar and parallel; the proportional change (.DELTA.V.sub.1 /V.sub.1) in a volume bounded by the opposed wall portions and including the active region equals the proportional change (.DELTA.V.sub.2 /V.sub.2) in the remainder (V.sub.2) of the internal volume.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2884537 (1959-04-01), Swift, Jr.
patent: 3110835 (1963-11-01), Richter et al.

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