TL response of sodalime glass at high doses

The possibility of using sodalime glass as a TL material for high-dose measurements and in accident dosimetry has been investigated. The structure of the glow curves, including the number of peaks was found to be dose and annealing temperature dependent. However, a linear relationship was obtained between the glass response and dose in the dose range studied. Variation in the responses of the glass after repeated use was obtained to be 4%. Variation in batch sensitivity was also found to be not more than 5%. The fading rate of the glass response at room temperature is small. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.