Characteristics study of clear polymethylmethacrylate dosimeter, Radix W, in several kGy range

Seito, Hajime; Ichikawa, Tatsuya*; Kaneko, Hirohisa; Sato, Yoshishige*; Watanabe, Hiroshi*; Kojima, Takuji

Basic characteristics of Radix W, a commercially available undyed polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) dosimeter conventionally used by read-out at 320 nm, ware studied in the dose range of 0.5-8 kGy, for its wide application especially to the evaluation of the sterilization dose and the quality assurance of food irradiation. The characteristics of dose response, the effect of irradiation temperature, and its stability after irradiation were examined over candidate readout wavelengths of 270-320 nm. The dose response readout at shorter wavelength is higher than that at longer wavelength, and 280 nm is the suitable readout wavelength for measurement of dose range of 0.5-8 kGy. The post-irradiation stability of dose response for 6 kGy is less than 1% within 24h after irradiation at irradiation temperature of 20 C. As irradiation temperature is higher, dose response is higher at irradiation temperatures in the range of -40 to 20 C.