Pradhan A S, Yoder R C
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India.
Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2002;102(3):274-7.
Referring to the proposition for this debate, it is necessary to consider what is meant by 'optimise personal thermoluminescence dosimetry measurements'. Much research has been performed on the thermoluminescence glow curves that can be used to determine absorbed dose, and much of the knowledge gained from this research has been put into practice. Thermoluminescence dosemeters are capable of measuring an extremely wide range of doses and dose rates. Nearly all types of radiation can be measured, and some TL dosemeters have been designed to function as elementary spectrometers. More recently, the microdosimetric properties of TL dosemeters have been investigated. TL dosemeters are worn by a large proportion of radiation workers worldwide. But, can we conclude that thermoluminescence dosimetry measurements are at an optimum level? Perhaps that is not a fair question because it may be impossible to say when anything is truly optimum. Although the techniques pointed out by our debaters may not yet be used by all large, personal dosimetry services, as with many recent innovations, implementation may be as near as the next computer chip upgrade.
关于本次辩论的议题，有必要思考“优化个人热释光剂量测量”意味着什么。针对可用于确定吸收剂量的热释光发光曲线，已经开展了大量研究，并且从这项研究中获得的许多知识都已付诸实践。热释光剂量计能够测量极其广泛的剂量和剂量率范围。几乎所有类型的辐射都能被测量，并且一些热释光剂量计已被设计用作基本光谱仪。最近，还对热释光剂量计的微剂量学特性进行了研究。全球很大一部分辐射工作人员都佩戴热释光剂量计。但是，我们能得出热释光剂量测量处于最佳水平的结论吗？也许这不是一个公平的问题，因为可能无法说出何时任何事情才是真正最佳的。尽管我们的辩论者所指出的技术可能尚未被所有大型个人剂量测定服务机构采用，但与许多近期的创新一样，实施可能就像下一次计算机芯片升级那样近在咫尺。
