METHOD FOR DETECTING RADIATION DOSE UTILIZING THERMOLUMINESCENT MATERIAL

摘要

The amount of ionizing radiation to which a thermoluminescent material (40) has been exposed is determined by first cooling (70) the thermoluminescent material and then optically stimulating the thermoluminescent material and then optically stimulating the thermoluminescent material by exposure (72) to light. Visible light emitted by the thermoluminescent material as it is allowed to warm up to room temperature is detected and counted (74). The thermoluminescent material may be annealed (76) by exposure to ultraviolet light.