British Journal of Radiology (2005) 78, 543-547
© 2005 British Institute of Radiology
doi: 10.1259/bjr/73133162
The low energy X-ray response of the LiF:Mg:Cu:P thermoluminescent dosemeter: a comparison with LiF:Mg:Ti
C R Edwards, PhD, MIPEM
1
P J Mountford, PhD, FIPEM
1
S Green, PhD, FIPEM
2
J E Palethorpe, HND, IIPEM
2 and
A J Moloney, BSc, MIPEM
1
1 Medical Physics Directorate, University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Princes Road, Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST4 7LN and 2 RRPPS, University Hospital Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK

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Figure 1. The relative response per unit air kerma to low energy quasi-monoenergetic X-rays of LiF:Mg:Cu:P and LiF:Mg:Ti thermoluminescent dosemeters normalized to that produced by 6 MV X-rays (error bars are ±1 standard deviation).
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