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Radiation Protection Dosimetry 98:283-290 (2002)
© 2002 Oxford University Press

Calibration of TLD Badges for Photons of Energy Above 6 MeV and Dosimetric Intricacies in High Energy Gamma Ray Fields Encountered in Nuclear Power Plants

A.S. Pradhan and A.K. Bakshi

CaSO4:Dy and LiF TLDs do not exhibit photon energy dependence beyond ±5% for photons in the energy range from 1 MeV to about 7 MeV. However, when sandwiched between metal filters or used in TLD badge holders having metal filters, the response changes for irradiation from high energy photons as compared to that from 60Co gamma rays (generally used for reference calibrations). This effect is about the same for both the lower atomic number TLD (LiF) and higher atomic number TLD (CaSO4:Dy). For TLDs held on the surface of the phantom and irradiated in collimated photon beams, the response of TLDs without any filter or those under the open window of the TLD badge is considerably reduced due to insufficient build-up to high energy photons, whereas for uncollimated radiation fields from power reactors, an over-response is observed. It is observed that the use of inappropriate encapsulation of dosemeters would cause a significant error not only in the estimation of doses due to penetrating radiations but also in the estimation of beta doses in the mixed fields of beta radiation, high energy gamma rays and high energy electrons often encountered in the fields of pressurised heavy water reactors.


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