THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY (TLD) IN MEDICINE: FIVE ‘W'S AND ONE HOW

Kron, Tomas
Lonski, Peta
Yukihara, Eduardo G

¹Department of Physical Sciences, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, 305 Grattan Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
²Centre for Medical Radiation Physics, University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue Gwynneville, NSW 2500, Australia
³Department of Radiation Safety and Security, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5200 Villigen, Switzerland

Corresponding author: e-mail; [email protected]

Received November 14, 2020; revision received November 14, 2020; Accepted November 23, 2020; November 23, 2020

Radiation Protection Dosimetry 192(2):p 139-151, 2020. | DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncaa212

Abstract

Thermoluminescence dosimetry (TLD) has a long history of applications in medicine. However, despite its versatility and sensitivity its use is anecdotally diminishing, at least in part due to the complexity and work intensity of a quality TLD service. The present paper explores the role of TLD in medicine using a common inquiry methodology (5W1H) which systematically asks ‘Who, What, When, Where, Why and How’ to identify what role TLD could and should play in medical applications.