Temperature effect on the gamma dose response of glycine (spectrophotometric read-out) system

The glycine (spectrophotometric read-out) dosemeter has a useful dose range of 15–4000 Gy with good reproducibility and post-irradiation stability. It is a potential dosemeter for radiation processing applications, but the dose response of the system may vary with irradiation and measurement temperature. The effect of irradiation and variation in measurement temperature on the gamma dose response of this system was investigated. The gamma dose response was found to be constant for both irradiation and measurement temperatures ranging from 10 to 50 °C, and the maximum variation in response is within ±1%.