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Study of the glow curves of TLD exposed to thermal neutrons.
Maurizio MarraleAlessandro TrioloMaria BraiG. GennaroAntonio Bartolottasubject
Materials sciencePhotonHot TemperatureThermoluminescenceAstrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaPhysics::Medical PhysicsRadiation DosageThermoluminescenceFluenceSensitivity and SpecificityRadiation ProtectionDosimetryRadiology Nuclear Medicine and imagingNeutronComputer SimulationNeutron beamNeutronsRadiationDosimeterRadiological and Ultrasound Technologybusiness.industryPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthReproducibility of ResultsGeneral MedicineEquipment DesignModels TheoreticalSettore FIS/07 - Fisica Applicata(Beni Culturali Ambientali Biol.e Medicin)Neutron temperatureEquipment Failure AnalysisComputer-Aided DesignThermoluminescent DosimetryThermoluminescent dosimeterAtomic physicsNuclear medicinebusinessBeam (structure)description
The glow curves of thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLD600, TLD700 and MCP), exposed to a mixed field of thermal neutrons and gamma photons are analysed. The fluence values of thermal neutrons used, comparable with those used in radiotherapy, allow one to define the reliability of the TLDs, in particular the most sensitive MCP, in this radiation field and to get information on the dose absorbed values. The glow curves obtained have been deconvoluted using general order kinetics and the observed differences for the different LET components have been analysed. In particular, the ratio of the n(0) parameter of two different peaks seems to allow to discriminate the different contributions of neutrons and gamma photons in the beam.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-05-13 | Radiation protection dosimetry |