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A New Fluorometric Dosimetry for Low-medium Gamma Radiation Doses

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In this study, for the first-time, solutions of a Schiff base was evaluated as a possible chemical dosimeter for gamma-rays at low-medium dose ranges. The solutions of N-N’-bis(salicylidene)-1,3-propanediamine (LH2) were prepared at different ethanol/water compositions and the effect of various irradiation doses on the fluorometric response of these solutions were investigated. Fluorescence spectra of non-irradiated and irradiated solutions showed that fluorescence intensity of LH2 (λex = 375 nm, λem = 498 nm) decreased as the radiation dose increased. This decrease was observed over a wider dose range for the solutions that contain 40–60 % water. In order to increase the sensitivity of the method, LH2-Zn complexes were formed by adding Zn (II) to non-irradiated and irradiated LH2 solutions. After that, analytical parameters such as linearity, LOD, LOQ, repeatability and reproducibility were determined by measuring fluorescence spectra of these solutions (λex = 350 nm, λem = 444 nm). The performance characteristics of the chemical dosimetry system suggest that LH2 can be used as a dosimeter in dose range 0.04-5 kGy. The proposed method is simple, sensitive, reproducible and cost-effective, and can be useful in measuring doses in food irradiation.

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Ergun, E. A New Fluorometric Dosimetry for Low-medium Gamma Radiation Doses. J Fluoresc 31, 941–950 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-021-02715-2

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