Local Radiation Dosimetry Method using Optically Stimulated Pulsed Luminescence and Monte Carlo Simulation
Abstract
Background: This is the first study that has been done in Morocco with the aim of optimizing protection and protocols in diagnostic radiology, by using Monte Carlo simulation and Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL).
Methods: Measurements have been performed with solid (AGMS-D+) and OSL detectors to determine the Air Kerma and the backscattering factor on a diagnostic radiology unit.
Results: The spectra simulated by GATE were in a good adequacy with spectra generated by IPEM report 78, with slight differences in the X-rays intensity characteristic, and there was no statistically significant difference between Air Kerma simulated with GATE and those measured using the AGMS-D+ and OSL (P < 0.01).
Conclusion: Monte Carlo simulation responses were suitable and could provide an accurate alternative for Air Kerma and the entrance surface dose determination with non‐uniform primary x‐ray beams.
Keywords: Radiation Dosimetry; Pulsed Luminescence; Monte Carlo Simulation
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