Window Correction Factors: Essential Considerations For Precise Radiation Detection
Window correction factors are crucial in radiation detection, accounting for the various aspects of a detector’s response. These factors include the frame factor, representing the ratio of detector area to sensitive area, the geometric efficiency, determining the fraction of radiation reaching the detector, the window transmission, indicating the radiation passing through the detector’s window, the solid angle, the coverage area from the source, and the angular and energy responses, addressing the detector’s sensitivity to different radiation angles and energies. Understanding these factors is essential for accurate radiation detection and dosimetry.