Dosimetric characteristics of tissue equivalent thermoluminescent solid TL detectors based on lithium borate

This paper presents the main dosimetric characteristics of newly prepared, complete tissue-equivalent thermoluminescent dosimeters Li2B4O7:Cu,In, and Li2B4O7:Cu, in the form of sintered pellets. The dosimetric characteristics of lithium borate thermoluminescent dosimeters examined in this study, include glow-curve shapes, TL sensitivity, photon dose response, minimum detectable dose, relative photon energy response, fading, reproducibility, precision of dose measurements and annealing procedure. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved