Published August 4, 1992 | Version v1
Patent Metadata-only

Method for detecting radiation dose utilizing thermoluminescent material

Creators

Description

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. 5 figs

Availability note (English)

Available from Patent and Trademark Office, Box 9, Washington, DC 20232 (United States).

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
[10 p.].
IPC:
Int. Cl. G01T 1/115.
IPC
Int. Cl. G01T 1/115.
Patent number
US patent document 5,136,163/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
25074420
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
MEASURING METHODS; PERFORMANCE; RADIATION DOSES; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSEMETERS; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY
Descriptors DEC
DOSEMETERS; DOSIMETRY; LUMINESCENT DOSEMETERS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
US patent application 7-689,701.