Thermoluminescent dosimetry of aluminum oxide

R. S. McDougall; S. Rudin

doi:10.1097/00004032-197008000-00006

Thermoluminescent dosimetry of aluminum oxide

R. S. McDougall
, S. Rudin

Radiology

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
St. Williams Hospital

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An investigation has been conducted to explore the possibility of using solid state Al₂O3 in thermoluminescent dosimetry. The dosimeters were exposed to radiation energies ranging from 100 keV to 35 MeV. They displayed a constant response from 500 keV to 35 MeV comparable to LiF, and permitted accurate readings from 100 mrad to 10⁵rad. In addition, it was found that Al₂O₃exhibits superior linear dose characteristics to LiF. The dosimeters are rugged, easily cleaned, easily annealed, and are inexpensive, costing one-quarter the price of solid LiF.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	281-283
Number of pages	3
Journal	Health Physics
Volume	19
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00004032-197008000-00006
State	Published - Aug 1970

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