Dose metrology: TLD/OSL dose accuracy and energy response performance

Autor: Omaima Essaad Belhaj, Hamid Boukhal, El Mahjoub Chakir, Meryeme Bellahsaouia, Siham Belhaj, Younes Sadeq, Mohammed Tazi, Tahar El Khoukhi, Maryam Hadouachi, Khaoula Laazouzi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Vol 55, Iss 2, Pp 717-724 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1738-5733
DOI: 10.1016/j.net.2022.10.029
Popis: An essential step in evaluating and comparing the performance of two passive radiation dosimeter types, thermosluminescent (TLD) and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL), used by workers in environments with ionizing radiation for individual radiological monitoring and control of external exposure at various times (cumulative dose for 1 month), is to compare the measured dose accuracy, energy response, and coefficient of variation.In fact this performance study consists in determining the accuracy of both R(10) and R(0.07) which are considered as the ratios of the measured dose (Hp(10) or Hp(0.07)) to the delivered dose (Hp(10) or Hp(0.07)) for each photon energy. The validity of the results of this test is based on the acceptance limits of the ICRP and the international standard IEC-62387. The relative energy response used is normalized to the 137Cs 662 keV energy to find which energy response is closest to the ideal case, and the coefficient of variation that allows to determine the statistical fluctuation of the Hp(10) and Hp(0.07) doses.The results of the accuracy test for the OSL and TLD dosimeters are acceptable because they fall within the ICRP limits. For the energy response, the OSL performs better than the TLD for Hp(10) and Hp(0.07), and for the coefficient of variation, the OSL satisfies the requirements of ISO 62387 for both Hp(10) and Hp(0.07), while the TLD satisfies these requirements only for the measurement of Hp (0.07).
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