Accredited Dosimetry Calibration Laboratory

Phone: (713) 792-3233

Fax: (713) 563-2620

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Schedule of Charges for Calibration Services

Effective August 1st, 2006

To schedule, please call or fax.

Ion Chambers (Per Chamber)			Prices

Absorbed dose to water (TG-51)…………………………………….......			$700
	Exposure/air kerma (TG-21)………………………………………		700
	Both absorbed dose to water and exposure/air kerma …………		1,000
1^st X-ray point (if not calibrated at cobalt)...…………………………….			700
	Discounted 1^st X-ray point (if also calibrated at either cobalt point)		500
		Additional X-ray points……………………………………………..	300

Electrometer (Per Electrometer)
First Range* (see table below)…………………………………………...			140
	Additional ranges……………………………………………………		50

	Shipping and Handling (Next Day Air)
	Large Box .............................………………………………….…… Electrometer Electrometer and ion chamber Brachytherapy chamber		60
	Small box ......………………………………………………………… External beam chamber Radioactive seed		30

	Minor Repairs (prices valid with calibration only)
	Thimble or battery replacement ………….………………………......		50 + cost
	Other Repairs………………………….……………………………....		$100 min + parts

* Electrometer ranges are defined as a unique set of switch settings,excluding a switch that only affects display precision. Auto ranging electrometers are calibrated according to the ranges
defined below.

Energies and Ranges available at the M.D. Anderson ADCL

	Ion Chambers
	Cobalt 60
	Absorbed Dose to Water (TG-51)
	Exposure/Air Kerma (TG-21)
	Medium Energy X-rays (Orthovoltage)
	M1 - 75 kVp (2.09 mm Al)
	M2 - 100 kVp (4.14 mm Al)
	M3 – 125 kVp (6.01 mm Al)
	M4 – 250 kVp (17.9 mm Al)


Electrometer
Charge Scales		Current Scales
Ranges:		Ranges:
0.1 nC – 10 nC		5pA – 500 pA (LDR)
1nC – 200 nC		1 nA – 100 nA (HDR)
10 nC – 500 nC		Custom ranges are Available on request

If range is not specified on an autoranging electrometer the default range (bolded above) will be used

BRACHYTHERAPY

Schedule of Charges for Calibration Services

Effective August 1, 2006

Well Chambers (Per Chamber)	Prices

High Dose Rate (¹⁹²Ir) ...…………………….…….……..................	$575
Low Dose Rate (¹³⁷Cs, ¹⁹²Ir, ¹²⁵I, ¹⁰³Pd, ¹³¹Cs)
1^st Point .…………………………………………......................	400
Discounted 1^st Point (if also calibrated at HDR)……..............	275
Additional Low Dose Rate Points…………………..................	225
Variation with Pressure*…………………………......................	100

Brachytherapy Sources (Per Source)
Calibration (1^st source)………………………………......................	$550
additional sources (each).…………………...….……...............	450
*Note: Many well-type chambers do not follow the ideal gas law so the standard temperature/pressure correction is not adequate.

Accredited Dosimetry Calibration Laboratory

Phone: (713) 792-3233

Fax: (713) 563-2620

Schedule of Charges for Calibration Services

Electrometer (Per Electrometer)

Energies and Ranges available at the M.D. Anderson ADCL

Ion Chambers

Cobalt 60

Click here for sources for which the ADCL has NIST calibration Standards