S. Mondal, S. Shinde, M. Kulkarni
Oct 1, 2016
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Radiation Protection and Environment
Abstract
The use of chloroform (CHCl3) solution containing methyl red (CMR) was investigated for the dosimetric application. This is based on the radiolytic formation of hydrochloric acid from CHCl3, which protonates a pH indicator, namely, methyl red, and leads to a visual change in color. The optimum concentration of methyl red and wavelength for absorption maxima for the dosimeter were established at 2 × 10−4 mol/dm 3 and 550 nm, respectively. The useful dose range for the dosimeter is 5–50 Gy. The reproducibility of the system is found to be within ±5%. Pre- and post-irradiation stability of the dosimeter solution was also investigated for 1 month and 24 h, respectively. The importance of a chemical dosimeter in the dose range of 5–50 Gy prominently lies in applications such as blood irradiation. Thus, dose mapping of the Blood Irradiator-2000 was carried out using CMR dosimeter. These dose values were further confirmed using a reference standard Fricke dosimeter.