TY - JOUR
T1 - Thermoluminescence in medical dosimetry
AU - Rivera, T.
PY - 2012/12
Y1 - 2012/12
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Ionizing radiation
KW - Medical dosimetry
KW - Radiation dosimetry
KW - TLDs
KW - Thermoluminescence
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84870388176&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.apradiso.2012.04.018
DO - 10.1016/j.apradiso.2012.04.018
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 22633888
SN - 0969-8043
VL - 71
SP - 30
EP - 34
JO - Applied Radiation and Isotopes
JF - Applied Radiation and Isotopes
IS - SUPPL.
ER -