Hoshi Y, Nomura T, Oda T, Iwasaki T, Fujita K, Ishikawa T, Kato A, Ikegami T, Sakai K, Tanooka H, Yamada T
Bio-Science Department, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Tokyo, Japan.
J Radiat Res. 2000 Jun;41(2):129-37. doi: 10.1269/jrr.41.129.
A photoluminescence glass dosimeter, GD-301, was applied to the measurement of low absorbed doses in mice exposed to low-dose rate 137Cs gamma-rays. The dosimeter system consists of small rod-shaped glass chip detectors capable of embedded in the body of a mouse and an automatic readout device equipped with a standard detector irradiated with 137Cs gamma-source. The measured absorbed doses were compared with the "exposure" estimated by an ionization chamber and with the doses measured by a BeO:Na thermoluminescence system. The results clearly demonstrate the superiority of the glass dosimetry regarding simplicity of operation, stability of long-term dose accumulation and good detector uniformity, which allow accurate tissue dosimetry.
