TY - JOUR
T1 - Thermoluminescence dosimetry
T2 - State-of-the-art and frontiers of future research
AU - Horowitz, Y. S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - The state-of-the-art in the use of thermoluminescence for the measurement of energy imparted by ionizing radiation is discussed. Emphasis is on the advantages obtainable by the use of computerized glow curve analysis in (i) quality control, (ii) low dose environmental dosimetry, (iii) medical applications (especially precision) and microdosimetric applications, and (iv) mixed field ionization-densitye dosimetry. Possible frontiers of future research are highlighted: (i) vector representation in glow curve analysis, (ii) combined OSL/TL measurements, (iii) detection of sub-ionization electrons, (iv) requirements for new TL materials and (v) theoretical subjects involving kinetic modeling invoking localized/delocalized recombination applied to dose response and track structure theory including creation of defects.
AB - The state-of-the-art in the use of thermoluminescence for the measurement of energy imparted by ionizing radiation is discussed. Emphasis is on the advantages obtainable by the use of computerized glow curve analysis in (i) quality control, (ii) low dose environmental dosimetry, (iii) medical applications (especially precision) and microdosimetric applications, and (iv) mixed field ionization-densitye dosimetry. Possible frontiers of future research are highlighted: (i) vector representation in glow curve analysis, (ii) combined OSL/TL measurements, (iii) detection of sub-ionization electrons, (iv) requirements for new TL materials and (v) theoretical subjects involving kinetic modeling invoking localized/delocalized recombination applied to dose response and track structure theory including creation of defects.
KW - Applications
KW - Computerized analysis
KW - Kinetic theory
KW - New materials
KW - Thermoluminescence dosimetry
KW - Track structure theory
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U2 - 10.1016/j.radmeas.2014.01.002
DO - 10.1016/j.radmeas.2014.01.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85027950985
VL - 71
SP - 2
EP - 7
JO - Radiation Measurements
JF - Radiation Measurements
SN - 1350-4487
ER -