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Advantages: Tissue equivalent; reusable; high sensitivity
Disadvantages: Requires annealing; delayed readout; fading over time

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TLDs

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Advantages: Small size; high sensitivity; real time dose measurements Disadvantages: Energy dependent; temperature sensitive; limited dose range

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Diode

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Advantages: Absolute dosimeter; high accuracy Disadvantages: Complex; impractical for clinical use; sensitive to environmental conditions

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Free Air Ion Chamber

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Advantages: Widely used in clinical dosimetry; stable and robust Disadvantages: Requires calibration; larger size can limit spatial resolution

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Farmer Chamber

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Advantages: High spatial resolution; suitable for surface and shallow dose measurements Disadvantages: Limited to specific applications surface dose ; not useful for deep doses

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Parallel Plate Ion Chamber

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Advantages: Small size; portable; commonly used Disadvantages: Perturbation effects; requires careful calibration

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Thimble Chamber

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Advantages: High spatial resolution; low cost Disadvantages: Requires chemical processing; energy dependent; limited dynamic range

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Radiographic Film

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Advantages: Self developing; high spatial resolution; no chemical processing required Disadvantages: Energy dependent; more expensive than radiographic film

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Radiochromic Film

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Advantages: High precision; direct chemical reaction based measurement Disadvantages: Not reusable; requires careful chemical handling

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Fricke Dosimeter

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Advantages: Real time readout; small size; no power supply needed Disadvantages: Limited lifetime; susceptible to radiation damage

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MOSFET

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TLDs

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Advantages: Tissue equivalent; reusable; high sensitivity
Disadvantages: Requires annealing; delayed readout; fading over time

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Diode

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Advantages: Small size; high sensitivity; real time dose measurements Disadvantages: Energy dependent; temperature sensitive; limited dose range

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Free Air Ion Chamber

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Advantages: Absolute dosimeter; high accuracy Disadvantages: Complex; impractical for clinical use; sensitive to environmental conditions

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Farmer Chamber

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Advantages: Widely used in clinical dosimetry; stable and robust
Disadvantages: Requires calibration; larger size can limit spatial resolution

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Parallel Plate Ion Chamber

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Advantages: High spatial resolution; suitable for surface and shallow dose measurements Disadvantages: Limited to specific applications surface dose ; not useful for deep doses

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Thimble Chamber

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Advantages: Small size; portable; commonly used Disadvantages: Perturbation effects; requires careful calibration

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Radiographic Film

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Advantages: High spatial resolution; low cost Disadvantages: Requires chemical processing; energy dependent; limited dynamic range

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Radiochromic Film

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Advantages: Self developing; high spatial resolution; no chemical processing required Disadvantages: Energy dependent; more expensive than radiographic film

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Fricke Dosimeter

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Advantages: High precision; direct chemical reaction based measurement Disadvantages: Not reusable; requires careful chemical handling

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MOSFET

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Advantages: Real time readout; small size; no power supply needed Disadvantages: Limited lifetime; susceptible to radiation damage

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TLDs store energy in crystal lattice defects after radiation exposure, which is released as light when heated The light intensity is proportional to the absorbed dose

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TLDs

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A diode generates an electric current when radiation creates electron hole pairs at a p-n junction. The current is proportional to the radiation dose

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Diode

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Free air ion chambers measure the ionization produced by radiation in a defined volume of air. The charge collected is proportional to the exposure

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Free Air Ion Chamber

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Farmer chambers are ionization chambers that collect charge produced by radiation in air, with the collected charge proportional to the absorbed dose in a medium e.g. water

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Farmer Chamber

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Parallel plate ion chambers have electrodes arranged in parallel, which collect charge from ionized particles. They are ideal for measuring surface doses and shallow depths

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Parallel Plate Ion Chamber

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Thimble chambers are small ion chambers used for radiation dosimetry, where a gas filled cavity collects charge from ionized particles, providing dose measurements

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Thimble Chamber

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Radiographic film darkens when exposed to radiation due to the chemical reaction in the silver halide crystals. The darkness optical density is proportional to the dose

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Radiographic Film

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Radiochromic film changes color upon exposure to radiation due to a chemical reaction in the film s polymer. The color change is proportional to the absorbed dose

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Radiochromic Film

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The Fricke dosimeter measures radiation dose based on the oxidation of ferrous ions to ferric ions in a solution. The concentration of ferric ions is proportional to the dose

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Fricke Dosimeter

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MOSFETs detect radiation by measuring the change in threshold voltage caused by radiation induced charge buildup in the MOSFET’s oxide layer

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MOSFET

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TLDs

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TLDs store energy in crystal lattice defects after radiation exposure, which is released as light when heated. The light intensity is proportional to the absorbed dose

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Diode

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A diode generates an electric current when radiation creates electron hole pairs at a p-n junction The current is proportional to the radiation dose

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Free Air Ion Chamber

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Free air ion chambers measure the ionization produced by radiation in a defined volume of air. The charge collected is proportional to the exposure

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Farmer Chamber

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Farmer chambers are ionization chambers that collect charge produced by radiation in air, with the collected charge proportional to the absorbed dose in a medium e.g. water

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Parallel Plate Ion Chamber

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Parallel plate ion chambers have electrodes arranged in parallel, which collect charge from ionized particles. They are ideal for measuring surface doses and shallow depths

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Thimble Chamber

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Thimble chambers are small ion chambers used for radiation dosimetry, where a gas filled cavity collects charge from ionized particles, providing dose measurements

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Radiographic Film

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Radiographic film darkens when exposed to radiation due to the chemical reaction in the silver halide crystals. The darkness optical density is proportional to the dose

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Radiochromic Film

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Radiochromic film changes color upon exposure to radiation due to a chemical reaction in the film’s polymer. The color change is proportional to the absorbed dose

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Fricke Dosimeter

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The Fricke dosimeter measures radiation dose based on the oxidation of ferrous ions to ferric ions in a solution. The concentration of ferric ions is proportional to the dose

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MOSFET

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MOSFETs detect radiation by measuring the change in threshold voltage caused by radiation induced charge buildup in the MOSFET’s oxide layer

Dosimetry Physics 1 (7 decks)

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