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Harshaw 5500
Automatic Dosimetry Reader
Automatic background
subtraction capability
Capacity: 50 dosimeters per loading - Skin irradiation dose verification TLD heating profile setup:
Cycle time: 30 s per chip with - Stereotactic beam output factor
normal TTP measurement - Selection of pre-defined Time
- Critical organ dose verification Temperature Profiles (TTPs) as
Light detection system - Diagnostic dose studies well as user selectable TTPs
- CT dose measurement for quality - Editing of: TTP titles, Region of
Dynamic range: 7 decades. assurance Interest (ROI) limits, calibration
Warmup time: 30 min - Environmental dosimetry region, preheat temperature and
Linearity: <1% deviation - Testing for irradiated food time, maximum read temperature,
Stability: <1.0 mGy STD DEV of 10 - Radioactive dating temperature ramp rate, anneal
consecutive readings temperature and time, acquisition
Dark Current: <50 mGy 137Cs time
Advantages of a separate computer
equivalent - Assigning values for: reader
Test light: temperature-stabilized calibration factor, background to
- Minimum initial investment
LED be subtracted, quality factor, and
- Extremely flexible parametric
Stability: <0.5% STD DEV of 10 multipoint calibration
adjustments, implemented
consecutive readings in software
Color: blue (wavelength 470 nm) - The computer can be used for TL data acquisition
other purposes when not
Dosimeter heating system required for TLD - Acquisition of glow curve
- Use of commercial software for - Acquisition of temperature profile
Method: linear hot nitrogen gas data manipulation, report - High dose-low dose acquisition
Time/Temperature Profile (TTP) generation and storage ranges
Temp. reproducibility: (±1 °C)
Standard functions performed by TL data presentation and storage
Environmental requirements WinREMS Software
- Reading parameters
Electrical: 100/120/220/240 Vac, - Date and time of reading
Graphic user interface:
50/60 Hz. - Dosimeter identification
- Workspace creation and selection
Gas: N2, pressure 2 bar (30 psi) - Graphically presented glow curve
- Acquisition and quality assurance
±20%, 5.6 l/min (12 scfh) and TTP
parameter set-up
Operating temperature range: - Integral of up to four regions of
- Data acquisition and storage
0 to 40 °C (32 to 104 ° F) interest
- Data retrieval, review and export
Storage temperature range: - Applicable RCF and ECC
-10 to 60 °C (14 to 140 °F) - Background value for subtraction
TL data acquisition parameter - Values of test light and PMT dark
Shock: withstands 20 mm drop on to
concrete surface selections current readings
Humidity: functions within
specifications after 24 hr exposure - Application of Reader Calibration Computer requirements (minimum)
to 95% RH and subsequent 6 hr Factor (RCF) and Element
recovery Correction Coefficient (ECC) - Intel® Pentium® compatible PC
Light intensity: maintains - Multipoint calibration 120 MHz
specifications while exposed to - Automatic background subtraction - 64MB RAM; 4GB hard drive
light up to 1000 lux with cover in - Raw data and glow curve printing - VGA color monitor, 800 x 600
place. during acquisition resolution minimum
- ASCII export file generation - Mouse and keyboard; CD ROM
- Periodic PMT testing of noise and drive
Applications
response to test light - One RS232 serial port for
- Alarm and stop if TL data exceeds connection to Model 5500
- Radiotherapy planning verification
preset limit - One parallel port for printer
- Radiation hardness verification
- Re-read TLD if TL data exceeds - Windows™ operating system
- Total body irradiation dose
preset limit
verification
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