title: Thermoluminescence dosimetric properties of a new thin beta detector (LiF:Mg, Cu, P; GR-200F) in comparison with highly sensitive Al2O3:C beta dosimeters.
abstract: There is an increasing need for efficient beta detectors to fulfil ICRU recommendations for new quantities especially in the field of medical physics and retrospective dosimetry. The thermoluminescence properties of thin LiF:Mg, Cu, P (GR-200F) tapes produced in 1998 by Sange Company, People's Republic of China, are investigated and compared with those of highly sensitive thin Al2O3:C beta detectors as regards their applicability in the detection of low energy photons and beta particles. The radiation dose response, minimum detectable dose, reproducibility of measurements and effect of residual signal at low dose are assessed for the possible low level beta dosimetry use. The radiation dose response and photon and beta detection efficiencies are tested underpractical laboratory conditions. The effects of indoor fluorescent light and residual signal after the first read-out are investigated with a view to optimising handling conditions such as post-irradiation and pre-heating treatments for routine dosimetry. The photon energy responses of the detectors are investigated using 150 keV filtered x-rays and 60Co gamma-rays.
authors.affiliation: GSF-National Research Centre for Environment and Health, Institute for Radiation Protection, D-85758 Neuherberg, Germany. nabil@gsf.de
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: El-Faramawy
authors.forename: H Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Göksu
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Panzer
mesh_terms: D000537:Aluminum Oxide / Q000737:chemistry; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry; D005459:Fluorides / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D018020:Lithium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D008274:Magnesium / Q000737:chemistry; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000737:chemistry; D017785:Photons; D011854:Radiochemistry; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013819:Thermoluminescent Dosimetry / Q000295:instrumentation*
chemical_list: D018020:Lithium Compounds; C027651:lithium fluoride; D010758:Phosphorus; D002244:Carbon; D003300:Copper; D008274:Magnesium; D000537:Aluminum Oxide; D005459:Fluorides