·      Uncertainty in TLD from 3 capsules                                                                 1.4%

·      Uncertainty in beam calibration from ion chamber results                                      2.0%

·      Uncertainty in set up                                                                                   0.5%

 

Overall uncertainty =   

 

Kirby, T.H., Hanson, W.F., and Johnston, D.A. "Uncertainty analysis of absorbed dose calculations from thermoluminescence dosimeters".  Medical Physics 19:1427-1434, 1992.