Table 1.
Ratios of cavity-chamber exposure rate to free-air-chamber exposure rate. 60Co and 137Cs source measurements. | Ratio of weighted mean exposure rate to exposure rate based on cylindrical chamber measurements with radiation incident ⟘ to chamber axis. Calibration change in 1961. | Ratio of new weighted mean exposure rate, based on measurements with six spherical chambers, to 1961 weighted mean. Calibration change in | |||
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Cylindrical chamber. Radiation incident ⟘ to chamber axis. (1959) | Weighted mean of cylindrical and small spherical chamber data. Cylindrical chamber axis at 45° to incident radiation. (1961) | ||||
Source | July 1974* | ||||
60Co | 1.003 | 1.019 | 1.016 | 0.993 | |
137Cs | 0.984 | 0.994 | 1.010 | 0.992 | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (6) |
All new data provided in this publication reflect the July 1974 values.