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Measurement of absorbed dose from radionuclide solutions mixed intimately with the FBX dosimeter

Thesis/Dissertation ·
OSTI ID:5511505
Chemical dosimeters are used widely for accurate measurement of large radiation doses due to external beam irradiation from radioisotope sources and from particle accelerators. Their use for measurement of absorbed doses from radioactive solutions mixed in the dosimeter solution was reported as early as 1952, but the large activities needed to produce suitable absorbance values in the relatively insensitive dosimeters of that time discouraged further work. The results of an investigation into the suitability of the ferrous sulfate-benzoic acid-xylenol orange (FBX) dosimeter for measurement of small absorbed doses caused by radionuclide solutions dissolved in the dosimeter solution is reported. The FBX dosimeter exhibited a linear dose response as a function of activity for two common radiopharmaceuticals, technetium-99m sodium pertechnetate and iodine-131 sodium iodide.
Research Organization:
Texas A and M Univ., College Station (USA)
OSTI ID:
5511505
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English