FILM DOSIMETERS BASED ON METHYLENE-BLUE AND METHYL-ORANGE IN POLYVINYL-ALCOHOL

Authors
CHUNG WH MILLER A
Citation
Wh. Chung et A. Miller, FILM DOSIMETERS BASED ON METHYLENE-BLUE AND METHYL-ORANGE IN POLYVINYL-ALCOHOL, Nuclear technology, 106(2), 1994, pp. 261-264
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology
Journal title
Nuclear technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00295450
Volume
106
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
261 - 264
Database
ISI
SICI code
0029-5450(1994)106:2<261:FDBOMA>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) films containing methylene blue and methyl ora nge are useful as gamma and electron radiation dosimeters. Absorbed do ses should not exceed 40 kGy for methylene blue and 500 kGy for methyl orange. Because PVA is water-soluble, the films may be made without t oxic solvents. The effects of irradiation temperature and humidity on the radiation response of the dosimeter films are discussed.