Method for detecting radiation dose utilizing thermoluminescent material
US5136163A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 17, 1991 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2011 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01T1/11
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The amount of ionizing radiation to which a thermoluminescent material has been exposed is determined by first cooling the thermoluminescent material and then optically stimulating the thermoluminescent material by exposure to light. Visible light emitted by the thermoluminescent material as it is allowed to warm up to room temperature is detected and counted. The thermoluminescent material may be annealed by exposure to ultraviolet light.
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