[The application of non-annealing thermoluminescent dosimetry (TLD)]. 1993

J M Wu, and C S Chen, and R H Lan
Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Conventional use of Thermoluminescence (TL) in radiation dosimetry is very time-consuming. It requires repeating the procedures of preheating and annealing. In an attempt to simplify these procedures, we conducted an experiment of non-annealing TL dosimetry. This article reports the experiment's results. We adopted Lithium Fluoride (LiF) chip (TLD-100) in polystyrene under the exposure of Co-60, and the result was taken by HAR-SHAW-4000 TL reading system. The TL response was analyzed, including linearity, reproducibility and fading test. Because non-annealing TL response was greatly influenced by residual electron, TLD calibration curves were separated into two parts: (1) high dose region (HDR, 50-1500 cGy); (2) low dose region (LDR, 0-50 cGy). When TL dosimeters were exposed to a single high does (about 500 cGy), the HDR could be reproduced within 3% and fit a good linearity. For LDR, we had to give up the tail of glow curve in the high temperature region. We could then get good linearity and reproducibility. Furthermore, fading of non-annealing was apparently larger than annealing. We could control the fading of non-annealing was apparently larger than annealing. We could control the fading influence within 1% by taking the TL reading one hour after exposure. On the other hand, a combination of photon and electron exposure was also performed by non-annealing TL dosimetry. The results were compatible with Co-60 exposure in the same system.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013819 Thermoluminescent Dosimetry The use of a device composed of thermoluminescent material for measuring exposure to IONIZING RADIATION. The thermoluminescent material emits light when heated. The amount of light emitted is proportional to the amount of ionizing radiation to which the material has been exposed. Dosimetries, Thermoluminescent,Dosimetry, Thermoluminescent,Thermoluminescent Dosimetries

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