Thermoluminescence in medical dosimetry

T. Rivera

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2012.04.018

Thermoluminescence in medical dosimetry

T. Rivera

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Abstract

Thermoluminescence dosimetry (TLD) is applied worldwide for personal and medical dosimetry. TLD method has resulted in many interesting findings in medicine as TL dosimeters have many relevant advantages such as high sensitivity, small physical size, tissue equivalence, etc. The main characteristics of various TL materials used in radiation measurements and their practical consequences are overviewed: well defined TL glow curve, batch homogeneity, signal stability after irradiation, precision and accuracy, response with dose, and influence of energy. In this paper a brief summary of the advances in the application of thermally stimulated luminescence (TSL) to dosimetry in radiation therapy application is presented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	30-34
Number of pages	5
Journal	Applied Radiation and Isotopes
Volume	71
Issue number	SUPPL.
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2012.04.018
State	Published - Dec 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Ionizing radiation
Medical dosimetry
Radiation dosimetry
TLDs
Thermoluminescence

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