Versatility of thermoluminescence materials and radiation dosimetry – A review

Abstract

Thermoluminescence (TL) materials exhibit a wide range of applications in different areas such as personal dosimetry, environmental dosimetry, medical research etc.Doping of different rare earth impurities in different hosts is responsible for changing the properties of materials useful for various applications in different fields. These materials can be irradiated by different types of beams such as γ-rays, X-rays, electrons, neutrons etc. Various radiation regimes, as well as their dose-response range, play an important role in thermoluminescence dosimetry. Several TL materials, such as glass, microcrystalline, nanostructured inorganic materials and recently developed materials, are reviewed and described in this article.

State-of-the-art techniques in radiation dosimetry – technological segments and applications

“…Nonetheless, not individually have a broad application dosimetric system, or even entirely without any technical limitation such as signal fading over time after irradiation. Therefore, continuous efforts are aimed at the development of materials with dosimetric properties and associated systems, within the various existing categories, being, therefore, an area of science directly linked to a technical application [5].…”

Ceramics, Glass and Glass-Ceramics for Personal Radiation Detectors

“…In addition, many summary reviews have been written on this subject, such as: "Thermoluminescence dosimetry and its applications in medicine" by T. Kron [18], "Thermoluminescence and its Applications: A Review" by K.V.R. Murthy [19] or "Versatility of thermoluminescence materials and radiation dosimetry-A review" by A. Duragkar [20]. The purpose of the following review article is to summarize the knowledge of the thermoluminescent properties of glassy and glass-crystalline materials.…”

Investigation of the photoluminescence and novel thermoluminescence dosimetric properties of NaGdF4:Tb3+ phosphors

“…CaSO 4 :Dy (TLD-900), LiF-based phosphors such as LiF:Mg,Cu,P (LiF-TLD 700H), LiF:Mg,Ti (TLD-100), Li 2 B 4 O 7 :Mn (TLD-800), CaF 2 :Dy (TLD-200), Al 2 O 3 :C, are efficient and commercially available phosphors. 2,[8][9][10] However, owing to the increasing use of the TL technique, efforts are still being made to improve the TL characteristics and sensitivity of phosphor materials either by thermal treatment or by impurity doping. Attempts are also being made to develop new phosphor materials with improved TL characteristics.…”