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Characteristics of dosemeter types for skin dose measurements in practice
J Van Dam1, H Bosmans, G Marchal
1Emeritus, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Abstract:
A growing number of papers report deterministic effects in the skin of patients who have undergone interventional radiological procedures. Dose measurements, and especially skin dose measurements, are therefore increasingly important. Methods and acceptable dosemeters are, however, not clearly defined. This paper is the result of a literature overview with regard to assessing the entrance skin dose during radiological examinations by putting a dosemeter on the patient's skin. The relevant intrinsic characteristics, as well as some examples of clinical use of the different detector types, are presented. In this respect, thermoluminescence, scintillation, semiconductor and film dosemeters are discussed and compared with respect to their practical use.
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