Numerical simulation of a TLD pulsed laser-heating scheme for determination of shallow dose and deep dose in low-LET radiation fields.

Journal Article (Journal Article)

A new method is described to determine the depth-dose distribution in low-LET radiation fields using a thick thermoluminescent dosimeter (TLD) with a pulsed laser-heating scheme to obtain TL glow output. The computational simulation entails heat conduction and glow curve production processes. An iterative algorithm is used to obtain the dose distribution in the detector. The simulation results indicate that the method can predict the shallow and deep dose in various radiation fields with relative errors less than 20%.

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Duke Authors

Samei, Ehsan

Cited Authors

Kearfott, KJ; Han, S; Wagner, EC; Samei, E; Wang, CK

Published Date

June 2000

Published In

Applied Radiation and Isotopes : Including Data, Instrumentation and Methods for Use in Agriculture, Industry and Medicine

Volume / Issue

52 / 6

Start / End Page

1419 - 1429

PubMed ID

10855671

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0969-8043

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1016/s0969-8043(99)00251-1

Language

Conference Location

England

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