Reflecting on the Future—Conference highlights / Réflexion sur l’avenir—Faits saillants du congrès
June 5–7 2017 / Du 5 au 7 juin 2017 Saskatoon, SK
Category: Articles
2017 CRPA Award Winners / Lauréats 2017 de l’ACRP
Richard V. Osborne Founder’s Award and Distinguished Achievement Award / Prix commémoratif du fondateur Richard V. Osborne et Prix Accomplissement distingué
A Comparison of Cs-137 and X-ray Sources as Calibration References for Thermoluminescent Dosimeter Chips
Historically, calibration of thermoluminescent dosimeter chips has used an X-ray combined with a calibrated reference instrument. This process, however, is tedious and expensive. A solution is to calibrate the chips using commercial Cs-137, a naturally occurring radioactive gamma ray source.
