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Published on: February 20, 2021
Thermoluminescence in medical dosimetry
1Centro de Investigación en Ciencia Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada-IPN, Av Legaria 694, 11500 México, DF, Mexico. trivera@ipn.mx
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.
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