Characterization and applications of dosimetric materials using optically stimulated luminescence and complementary techniques

• Grant number: 10/16437-0
• Support type: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• Duration: September 01, 2011 - August 31, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Nuclear Engineering - Applications of Radioisotopes
• Principal researcher: Linda Viola Ehlin Caldas
• Grantee: Linda Viola Ehlin Caldas
• Home Institution: Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares (IPEN). Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Econômico (São Paulo - Estado). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Pesquisadores principais: Leticia Lucente Campos Rodrigues
• Assoc. researchers: Alessandro Martins da Costa ; Ana Regina Blak ; Claudia Carla Gronchi ; Elisabeth Mateus Yoshimura ; Emico Okuno ; Felisberto Alves Ferreira Junior ; Herenilton Paulino Oliveira ; Maíra Tiemi Yoshizumi ; Marcelo Baptista de Freitas ; MARIA INÊS TEIXEIRA ; Nancy Kuniko Umisedo ; Patrícia de Lara Antonio ; Paulo Roberto Costa ; Silas Cardoso dos Santos ; Teresa Cristina Nathan Outeiro Pinto
• Associated scholarship(s): 14/23621-3 - Development of ceramic materials based on rare earth doped yttria for application in radiation dosimetry, BP.PD; 14/12732-9 - Determination of a reference system and a routine dosimeter using fototransferred luminescent techniques, for high-dose dosimetry in gamma irradiators, BP.PD; 13/21741-9 - Determination of the doses in pediatric patients submitted to computed tomography exams and radiotherapy treatments, BP.PD; + associated scholarships 13/15669-3 - Development and characterization of dosimetric nanomaterials and numerical dosimetry for dose assessment of patients during computed tomography and breast tomosynthesis exams, BP.PD; 12/13534-0 - Study of optically stimulated luminescence in BeO and CaF2, BP.PD; 11/20935-9 - Development of a Radioluminescence (RL) and Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) Equipment for Real Time Dosimetry, BP.PD - associated scholarships

Abstract

The care about safety of occupationally exposed workers, patients and the whole population is increasing due to the increasing use of ionizing and ultraviolet radiations have been used more often in several areas such as medicine, industry and research. This fact leads to unceasing search for new materials and dosimetric techniques to assure accurate dose measurements, taking into account their cost and their easy utilization. Nowadays, luminescent detectors are being frequently used mainly in personal dosimetry services, replacing the dosimetric films, but also in medical applications, in research and in retrospective dosimetry. Among luminescent dosimeters, the most utilized are those based on thermoluminescence (TL) and on optically stimulated luminescence (OSL). These detectors present, in general, many advantages, such as: high sensitivity, linear response for a wide range of doses, reuse and stability in environmental conditions.This project aims to study the dosimetric characteristics of materials not yet used in radiation dosimetry, such as natural materials, using luminescence techniques. Another objective is to determine the main dosimetric characteristics of extensively reported TL materials, using the OSL technique, in order to achieve optimal relation between cost, availability, convenience and reliability of results for an adequate choice of materials for environmental, area, individual, clinical and high dose dosimetry. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

DE AZEVEDO MARQUES, ANA PAULA; KUNZEL, ROSELI; UMISEDO, NANCY K.; LATINI, RENATO MAZIN; YOSHIMURA, ELIZABETH MATEUS; OKUNO, EMICO. Tm3+ doped barium molybdate: A potential long-lasting blue phosphor. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, v. 735, p. 707-717, FEB 25 2018. (10/06816-4, 13/07437-5, 16/20578-5, 10/16437-0)

VILLANI, DANIEL; MANCINI, ANSELMO; HADDAD, CECILIA M. K.; CAMPOS, LETICIA L.. Application of optically stimulated luminescence `nanoDot' dosimeters for dose verification of VMAT treatment planning using an anthropomorphic stereotactic end-to-end verification phantom. Radiation Measurements, v. 106, n. SI, p. 321-325, NOV 2017. (10/16437-0)

BRAVIM, A.; SAKURABA, R. K.; CRUZ, J. C.; CAMPOS, L. L.. OSL and TL response characterization of LiF:MG,Ti microdosimeters to be applied to VMAT quality assurance. Applied Radiation and Isotopes, v. 105, p. 299-302, NOV 2015. (10/16437-0)

MATSUSHIMA, LUCIANA C.; VENEZIANI, GLAUCO R.; SAKURABA, ROBERTO K.; CRUZ, JOSE C.; CAMPOS, LETICIA L.. TL and OSL dose response of LiF:Mg,Ti and Al2O3:C dosimeters using a PMMA phantom for IMRT technique quality assurance. Applied Radiation and Isotopes, v. 100, p. 7-10, JUN 2015. (10/16437-0)

ALMEIDA, S. B.; VILLANI, D.; SAKURABA, R. K.; REZENDE, A. C. P.; CAMPOS, L. L.. Dosimetric evaluation and comparation of TL responses of LiF:Mg,Ti and mu LiF:Mg,Ti in the clinical electron beams dosimetry applied to total skin irradiation (TSEB) treatments. Radiation Measurements, v. 125, p. 15-18, JUN 2019. (10/16437-0)

ROCHA, F. D. G.; VILLANI, D.; CAMPOS, V. P.; NOGUEIRA, M. S.; GOULART, M. E.; SICHITO, V. A.; CAMPOS, L. L.. Performance of TL and OSL techniques using CaSO4 and Al2O3 dosimeters for mean glandular dose (MGD) and entrance surface skin dose (ESD) determination in a digital mammographic unit as alternative dosimeters. Radiation Physics and Chemistry, v. 155, n. SI, p. 48-52, FEB 2019. (10/16437-0)

KUNZEL, ROSELI; UMISEDO, NANCY K.; OKUNO, EMICO; YOSHIMURA, ELISABETH MATEUS; DE AZEVEDO MARQUES, ANA PAULA. Effects of microwave-assisted hydrothermal treatment and beta particles irradiation on the thermoluminescence and optically stimulated luminescence of SrMoO(4 )powders. CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL, v. 46, n. 10, A, p. 15018-15026, JUL 2020. (16/20578-5, 10/16437-0, 13/07437-5)

MALTHEZ, A. L. M. C.; YOSHIMURA, E. M.; BUTTON, V. L. S. N.; FREITAS, M. B.. CHARACTERIZATION AND PERFORMANCE TESTS OF A NEW OSL/TL PERSONAL DOSEMETER FOR INDIVIDUAL MONITORING. Radiation Protection Dosimetry, v. 182, n. 2, p. 258-265, DEC 2018. (10/16437-0)

MALTHEZ, ANNA L. M. C.; MARCZEWSKA, BARBARA; FERREIRA, FELISBERTO; UMISEDO, NANCY K.; NOWAK, TOMASZ; BILSKI, PAWEL; YOSHIMURA, ELISABETH M.. OSL dosimetric properties and efficiency of Brazilian natural calcium fluoride pellets. Applied Radiation and Isotopes, v. 135, p. 166-170, MAY 2018. (10/16437-0, 12/13534-0)

ALMEIDA, S. B.; VILLANI, D.; SAKURABA, R. K.; REZENDE, A. C. P.; CAMPOS, L. L.. TL and OSL dosimetric characterization of different luminescent materials for clinical electron beams application in TSEB treatments. Journal of Luminescence, v. 198, p. 497-501, JUN 2018. (10/16437-0)

MALTHEZ, ANNA L. M. C.; FREITAS, MARCELO B.; YOSHIMURA, ELISABETH M.; UMISEDO, NANCY K.; BUTTON, VERA L. S. N.. OSL and TL techniques combined in a beryllium oxide detector to evaluate simultaneously accumulated and single doses. Applied Radiation and Isotopes, v. 110, p. 155-159, APR 2016. (10/16437-0)

ANTONIO, PATRICIA L.; CALDAS, LINDA V. E.. Finnish spectrolite as high-dose gamma detector. Radiation Physics and Chemistry, v. 116, p. 120-124, NOV 2015. (10/16437-0)

KUNZEL, ROSELI; LATINI, RENATO MAZIN; UMISEDO, NANCY K.; YOSHIMURA, ELIZABETH MATEUS; OKUNO, EMICO; COURROL, LILIA CORONATO; DE AZEVEDO MARQUES, ANA PAULA. Effects of beta particles irradiation and thermal treatment on the traps levels structure and luminescent properties of BaMoO4 phosphor. CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL, v. 45, n. 6, p. 7811-7820, APR 15 2019. (10/06816-4, 13/07437-5, 16/20578-5, 10/16437-0)

TRINDADE, NEILO MARCOS; KAHN, HENRIQUE; YOSHIMURA, ELISABETH MATEUS. Thermoluminescence of natural BeAl2O4:Cr3+ Brazilian mineral: Preliminary studies. Journal of Luminescence, v. 195, p. 356-361, MAR 2018. (10/16437-0)

ALMEIDA, S. B.; VILLANI, D.; SAKURABA, R. K.; REZENDE, A. C. P.; CAMPOS, L. L.. Comparative study of the TL response of LiF:Mg,Ti and CaSO4:Dy in the clinical electron beams dosimetry applied to total skin irradiation (TSEB) treatments. Radiation Physics and Chemistry, v. 155, n. SI, p. 121-126, FEB 2019. (10/16437-0)

ALMEIDA, S. B.; VILLANI, D.; SAKURABA, R. K.; REZENDE, A. C. P.; CAMPOS, L. L.. Comparison between Al2O3:C pellets and DIODEs for TSEB in vivo dosimetry using an anthropomorphic phantom. Radiation Physics and Chemistry, v. 167, FEB 2020. (10/16437-0)