Basic equation of radiation dosimetry by TL
TL dose response Attribute different doses to the material and subsequently plot either the integrated intensity or the TL peak’s maximum intensity versus Dose.
Natural salt
Glow curves for all doses
Dose response
Dissolution +
Re-crystallization
CaF2:N versus Durango apatite Low dose Supralinearity Differences: Dose range Intensity Shape Scale CaF2:N DurAp
Lowest Detectable Dose Limit Estimation
Low dose Supralinearity
Saturation Sublinearity: no more empty traps
Logarithmic Scale
1. Why?
2. Misleading
Saturation Sublinearity
Typical Dose Response
Al2O3:C
Radiation Damage
A B C D Quartz-based materials
Linear
Normalised Dose response – supralinearity index
Quartz
supralinearity index examples
Lowest Detectable Dose Limit Estimation
Detection Limits: (a) (b) Low BGK measurement, Finding error BGK Error Dose corresponding to signal = BGK+3Error