title: A personal thermoluminescence dosimeter using LiF:Mg,Cu,Na,Si detectors for photon fields.
abstract: A new personal thermoluminescence (TL) dosimeter for photon fields using LiF:Mg,Cu,Na,Si TL detector was developed by taking advantage of its dosimetric properties including energy dependencies. Solid pellet type LiF:Mg,Cu,Na,Si detector was developed and fabricated at Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) and has been studied on its dosimetric properties such as TL grow curve, dose response, energy response and reusability. Its dosimetric properties show the feasibility of application of LiF:Mg,Cu,Na,Si TL detector to personal dosimetry fields. A new dosimeter using LiF:Mg,Cu,Na,Si TL detector was designed and tested through irradiation experiments. This multi-element TL dosimeter allows the measurement of a personal dose equivalent Hp(d) in photon fields. Based on the experimental results of the proposed dosimeter, it was demonstrated that a personal TL dosimeter using sintered LiF:Mg,Cu,Na,Si TL detector is appropriate to estimate personal dose equivalent for wide range energy of photon fields.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 373-1 Guseong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, South Korea. hyjung@nuchen.kaist.ac.kr
authors.forename: Haiyong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Kun Jai
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jang-Lyul
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D005459:Fluorides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects*; D006801:Humans; D018020:Lithium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D008274:Magnesium / Q000737:chemistry; D017785:Photons; D011854:Radiochemistry; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012825:Silicon / Q000737:chemistry; D012964:Sodium / Q000737:chemistry; D013819:Thermoluminescent Dosimetry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014965:X-Rays
chemical_list: D018020:Lithium Compounds; C027651:lithium fluoride; D003300:Copper; D012964:Sodium; D008274:Magnesium; D005459:Fluorides; D012825:Silicon