MCP-N (LiF:Mg,Cu,P) TLDs for radon measurements with charcoal canisters

Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2002;101(1-4):267-70. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a005982.

Abstract

A method of measurement of radon concentration in air was developed, based on high-sensitivity LiF:Mg,Cu,P (MCP-N, TLD Poland) thermoluminescent detectors installed in charcoal canisters. The canisters were exposed typically for 72 h in a calibration chamber with a radon concentration ranging from 100 Bq x m(-3) to 87 kBq x m(-3). It was found that in these conditions the signal registered by the TL detectors was proportional to the 222Rn concentration and the lowest limit of detection (LLD) was at a level of 100 Bq x m(-3). The proposed method can be used in large-scale, multi-site surveys aimed at screening for high levels of indoor radon concentration or for measuring ground radon exhalation rates.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Charcoal / analysis*
  • Copper
  • Equipment Design
  • Fluorides
  • Lithium Compounds
  • Magnesium
  • Phosphorus
  • Radon / analysis*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Thermoluminescent Dosimetry / instrumentation
  • Thermoluminescent Dosimetry / methods*

Substances

  • Lithium Compounds
  • lithium fluoride
  • Charcoal
  • Phosphorus
  • Copper
  • Magnesium
  • Radon
  • Fluorides