RADStick-on^TM

What is RADStick-on?: RADStick-on is a smaller and thinner version of SIRAD in form of a sticker. It can be applied on to any object. It has a pressure sensitive adhesive for applying on to any object. It is specifically designed for applying on to dosimeters such as TLD and film.

Need for Stick-on SIRAD: Dosimeters such as TLD and film are used for monitoring low dose. These dosimeters are neither self-reading nor self-indicating. At the end of the monitoring period they are returned to the suppliers for reading the dose exposure. Even if a person is exposed to a high dose (e.g., above 1 rad), it takes days for users of TLD and film dosimeters to know their exposures. In addition to the conventional low dose, what we need to monitor is (1) high dose instantly and (2) legally allowed dose, e.g., 5 rads/year or 25 rads for the life time for nuclear/radiation workers. What is required is to monitor harmful high dose instantly and total dose per year and/or life time dose. Stick-on SIRAD is designed just for this purpose.

Instead of using only SIRAD or TLD/film dosimeters, it is better to use both the dosimeters. Stick-on SIRAD being light weight, which can also be in form of a tape or label, can be applied on the top or back of a TLD or other dosimeters/detectors. SIRAD has the most of the desired properties to monitor an accidental harmful high dose instantly.