SU‐E‐T‐112: Experimental Characterization of a Novel Thermal Reservoir for Consistent and Accurate Annealing of High‐Sensitivity TLDs
Donahue W, Bongiorni P, Hearn R, Rodgers J, Nath R, Chen Z. SU‐E‐T‐112: Experimental Characterization of a Novel Thermal Reservoir for Consistent and Accurate Annealing of High‐Sensitivity TLDs. Medical Physics 2012, 39: 3728-3729. PMID: 28517151, DOI: 10.1118/1.4735170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-temperature annealing cyclesTemperature profilesLabVIEW interfaceEntire annealing processComplete temperature profileTemperature fluctuationsThermal reservoirHot air ovenAluminum alloySignificant temperature fluctuationsStable temperature environmentAnnealing processThermo-couplesAnnealing cyclesExperimental characterizationTemperature environmentChamber temperatureControl computerAnnealingHeat reservoirsOven doorAir ovenTLD-100HSource characterizationStable temperatureSU‐E‐T‐92: on the Use of High‐Sensitivity Thermoluminescent Dosimeters (TLDs) for Dosimetric Characterization of Low‐Energy Brachytherapy Sources
Chen Z, Bongiorni P, Donahue W, Hearn R, Rodgers J, Nath R. SU‐E‐T‐92: on the Use of High‐Sensitivity Thermoluminescent Dosimeters (TLDs) for Dosimetric Characterization of Low‐Energy Brachytherapy Sources. Medical Physics 2012, 39: 3723-3723. PMID: 28517162, DOI: 10.1118/1.4735149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRoom temperatureTLD-100HIrradiation timeThermal reservoirReservoir systemLow-energy brachytherapy sourcesDosimetric characterizationDosimetry characterizationAnnealingSource characterizationTLD-100Solid phantomHeatingTemperatureC heatingTest casesReservoirBrachytherapy sourcesWater equivalent solid phantomCharacterizationCs-137 irradiator