title: Dosimetric evaluation of lithium carbonate (Li2CO3) as a dosemeter for gamma-radiation dose measurements.
abstract: This work reports the possibility of using lithium carbonate as a dosimetric material for gamma-radiation measurements. Carboxi-radical ions, CO(2)(-) and CO(3)(-), arise from the gamma irradiation of Li(2)CO(3), and these radical ions can be quantified by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectrometry. The EPR-signal response of gamma-irradiated lithium carbonate has been investigated to determine some dosimetric characteristics such as: peak-to-peak signal intensity versus gamma dose received, zero-dose response, signal fading, signal repeatability, batch homogeneity, dose rate effect and stability at different environmental conditions. Using the conventional peak-to-peak method of stable ion radicals, it is concluded that lithium carbonate could be used as a gamma dosemeter in the range of 3-100 Gy.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Paseo Tollocan S/N, CP 50180, Toluca Edo. de México, México.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Popoca
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ureña-Núñez
mesh_terms: D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D005720:Gamma Rays; D016651:Lithium Carbonate / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008422:Materials Testing; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D016651:Lithium Carbonate