title: Dosimetric characteristics of Li2B4O7:Cu,Ag,P solid TL detectors.
abstract: The main dosimetric characteristics are presented of newly prepared tissue-equivalent, highly sensitive thermoluminescent detector, Li,B4O7:Cu,Ag,P in the form of sintered pellets, developed at the Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Vinca. As a result of an advancement in the preparation procedure by the sensitising of basic copper activated lithium borate TL material, significant improvement in the TL sensitivity of Li2B4O7:Cu,Ag,P was gained. The glow curve of Li,B4O7:Cu,Ag,P consists of well defined main dosimetric peak situated at about 185-190 degrees C with the TL sensitivity which is about four to five times higher than that of LiF:Mg,Ti (TLD-100). From the experimental results a very wide linear dose response range, up to 10(3) Gy is evident. Dosimetric characteristics make sintered solid Li,B4O7:Cu,Ag,P TL detectors very promising for different dosimetry applications particularly in medical dosimetry and also for individual monitoring.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Vinca, Belgrade, Yugoslavia. miraprokic@yahoo.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prokić
mesh_terms: D001881:Borates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects*; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D018020:Lithium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects*; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000737:chemistry; D017785:Photons; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry; D013819:Thermoluminescent Dosimetry / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D001881:Borates; D018020:Lithium Compounds; D010758:Phosphorus; D012834:Silver; D003300:Copper; C021051:lithium borate