Nakagawa Kohei, Hayashi Hiroaki, Okino Hiroki, Takegami Kazuki, Okazaki Tohru, Kobayashi Ikuo
School of Health Sciences, The University of Tokushima.
Nihon Hoshasen Gijutsu Gakkai Zasshi. 2014 Oct;70(10):1135-42. doi: 10.6009/jjrt.2014_jsrt_70.10.1135.
The optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dosimeter is a useful detector for measuring absorbed doses of X-rays. A small-type OSL dosimeter, "nanoDot", has recently been developed by Landauer, Inc., who also manufacture "microStar" reading equipment. However, additional annealing equipment is needed if the nanoDot OSL dosimeter is used repeatedly. The aim of this study was to fabricate suitable annealing equipment using commonly available products. Our device positions four fluorescent light tubes in a close configuration. The heat from the fluorescent light tubes is dissipated using fans. Experiments using diagnostic X-ray equipment were carried out to evaluate the capability of our annealing equipment. The results indicated that our equipment can fully anneal the nanoDot OSL dosimeter with annealing times of approximately 20 hours.
光激发发光(OSL)剂量计是一种用于测量X射线吸收剂量的有用探测器。Landauer公司最近开发了一种小型OSL剂量计“nanoDot”,该公司还生产“microStar”读取设备。然而,如果重复使用nanoDot OSL剂量计,则需要额外的退火设备。本研究的目的是使用常见产品制造合适的退火设备。我们的设备将四根荧光灯管紧密排列。通过风扇消散荧光灯管产生的热量。使用诊断X射线设备进行实验,以评估我们的退火设备的性能。结果表明,我们的设备能够在大约20小时的退火时间内使nanoDot OSL剂量计完全退火。