Talk:Thermoluminescent dosimeter

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If you have a source that indicates that magnesium is common doping agent then by all means edit the article to indicate. But when you do please add a reference to the article. Please see:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#How_and_where_to_cite_sources --Jaerik 01:14, 7 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

In every article I have read on TLD's it mentions magnesium as a doping agent for _Lithium Fluoride_. In Cameron's book 'Thermoluminescent Dosimetry' there is a mention of _Lithium Borate_ with a manganese activator (Li2B4O7:Mn) and in Attix's 'Introduction to Radiological Physics and Radiation Dosimetry' they talk about manganese activated _Calcium Fluoride_. However in table 14.1 in Attix's book they mention four phosphors used for thermoluminescent dosimeters: Lif:Mg, Ti CaF2:Mn Li2B4O7:Mn CaSO4:Mn

So when mentioning both Calcium fluoride and Lithium fluroride, I don't think it is correct to say that they are usually doped with manganese.

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Manganese

Unless you have a verifiable source that the impurity in a TLD is magnesium please leave it as manganese as this is the currnet consensus of the forum.

== Sorry I don't know how to correctly cite my additional source. I have done the best I can, and hopefully someone can correct the format for me. Also, only if Lithium is in its natural isotopic ratio does it detect neutrons. If there is only 7Li, there is no neutron detection, as is found in TLD 700s. This can be found in Cameron's book: Thermoluminescent Dosimetry.

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Reference 1 (since disappeared from the IAEA site and referred to WayBack) is actually Chapter 3 in E.B. Podgorsak (ed.), Radiation Oncology Physics: A Handbook for Teachers and Students, IAEA 2005, which is still available from the IAEA site (https://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Publications/PDF/Pub1196_web.pdf) Perhaps it would be better to refer to this publication instead? 188.159.250.29 (talk) 21:43, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]