Retrospective dosimetry using EPR and TL techniques: a status report

Conference · Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:437654

Haskell, E H

Methods of retrospective dosimetry, including luminescence and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy (EPR), rely on measurement of accident dose absorbed by naturally occurring materials - ceramics in the case of both thermoluminescence (TL) and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) and organic materials and bio- minerals in the case of EPR. Each of these methods relies on measurement of radiation defects resulting from accidental exposure. Since defects also result from natural sources of radiation over the lifetime of a sample, analysis is usually restricted to materials for which the natural dose may be determined and subtracted from the measured cumulative dose. Luminescence dating techniques rely heavily on an accurate assessment of cumulative dose from natural radiation sources, and dating research has provided us with the bulk of our knowledge in this area. Virtually all of the work on natural dose determination can be directly applied to retrospective techniques. With EPR techniques the cumulative dose from diagnostic x- rays is also of importance.

• Research Organization: Utah Univ., Salt Lake City, UT (United States). Radiobiology Div.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety, and Health, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FC08-89NV10805
• OSTI ID: 437654
• Report Number(s): CONF-960409-6; ON: DE97001451; TRN: 97:004358
• Resource Relation: Conference: 9. international congress on radiation protection and general assembly of the International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA), Vienna (Austria), 14-19 Apr 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1996]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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56 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
APPLIED STUDIES
DOSIMETRY
RADIOTHERMOLUMINESCENCE
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TEETH
CUMULATIVE RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATION ACCIDENTS
RADIATION DOSES
HUMAN POPULATIONS
REACTOR ACCIDENTS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
X RADIATION
COSMIC RADIATION
GAMMA RADIATION
BETA DOSIMETRY
ALPHA DOSIMETRY
ALPHA PARTICLES
BETA PARTICLES