Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8209074 | Applied Radiation and Isotopes | 2016 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
We describe a low dose/dose rate gamma irradiation facility (called LIBIS) for in vitro biological systems, for the exposure, inside a CO2 cell culture incubator, of cells at a dose rate ranging from few μGy/h to some tens of mGy/h. Three different 137Cs sources are used, depending on the desired dose rate. The sample is irradiated with a gamma ray beam with a dose rate uniformity of at least 92% and a percentage of primary 662 keV photons greater than 80%. LIBIS complies with high safety standards.
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Authors
Giuseppe Esposito, Pasquale Anello, Ilaria Pecchia, Maria Antonella Tabocchini, Alessandro Campa,