Thermo Fisher Scientific

Harshaw TLD Model 6600 Plus Automated Reader

Automated TLD reader for dosimetry services and independent dosimetry labs, processing up to 200 TLD cards per run at 70 cards per hour.

The Harshaw 6600 Plus delivers a complete solution for dosimetry services and independent dosimetry labs. Unlike technologies which calibrate dosimeters in batches, TLD dosimeters are calibrated individually, and an integrated barcode reader time-stamps every card to maintain an unbroken chain of custody. Maintenance routines are menu driven from an integrated touch screen display. The reader is available in a standard version and with the EXT-RAD or DXT-RAD option for extremity dosimeters.

For higher volumes there is the Harshaw 8800 Plus with up to 1400 cards per run. Cards and materials are covered under Harshaw TLD Readers, Cards and Materials.

  • Operates automatically to process up to 200 TLD cards per processing run
  • Two heating/data acquisition channels and dual cooled photomultiplier tubes read two TL elements simultaneously
  • Precision controlled non-contact nitrogen gas heating maximises card longevity and produces well defined glow curves
  • Processes whole body, environmental and extremity dosimeters for gamma, beta and neutron dose measurements
  • Options: built-in ⁹⁰Sr/Y internal irradiator for automated calibration, and barcode scanners for EXT-RAD and DXT-RAD extremity dosimeters

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Technical data

CapacityUp to 200 TLD cards per processing run
RangeSeven decades
Photronics linearityLess than 1 % deviation
StabilityBetter than 1.0 µGy, based on one standard deviation of ten consecutive measurements
RepeatabilityLess than 2 % variation (1 standard deviation of 10 sequential measurements at 1 mGy ¹³⁷Cs)
Readout time (standard LiF:Mg,Ti)TLD cards 70 per hour, EXT-RAD Chipstrates 140 per hour, DXT-RAD Ringlets 280 per hour
Warm-up time20 minutes
Card identificationCodabar, Interlaced 2 of 5, Code 39, Code 128 alphanumeric
Electrical110 or 120 VAC ±10 %, 60 Hz; 220 or 240 VAC ±10 %, 50 Hz
Operating temperature range15 °C to 40 °C
Storage temperature range−10 °C to 60 °C
Humidity toleranceRH up to 90 % (not condensing)
Light exposureTested to withstand a minimum of 1000 W/m²
Shock resistanceWill withstand a 10 mm drop onto a concrete surface
Weight70 kg
Versions6600PLUS (standard), 6600PLUSEXTRAD (with EXT-RAD option), 6600PLUSDXTRAD (with DXT-RAD option)

Source: Thermo Fisher Scientific, Harshaw 6600 Plus brochure (2025). Full specifications are available in the documents.