THE EFFECTS OF HUMIDITY ON THE RESPONSE OF RADIOCHROMIC FILM DOSIMETERS FWT-60-00 AND GAFCHROMIC-DM-1260

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作者
JANOVSKY, I [1 ]
MEHTA, K [1 ]
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[1] NUCL RES INST,PRAGUE,CZECH REPUBLIC
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RADIATION PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY | 1994年 / 43卷 / 04期
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10.1016/0969-806X(94)90036-1
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
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The response characteristics of the radiochromic film dosimeters, nylon-based FWT-60-00 and coated polyester Gafchromic-DM-l260 were investigated as a function of relative humidity (RH) of air with which they were equilibrated, in the range of 0-94% RH. Studies were made for both gamma-ray (dose rate = 2 Gy/s) and 10-MeV electron-beam (pulse dose rate = 10(6) Gy/s) irradiations. The response of the FWT dosimeters, unlike that of the Gafchromic, shows significant variation with RH. These results are in disagreement with the results in the recent articles.
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