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Cooled Optically Stimulated Luminescence uses light at or below room temperature to obtain radiation dose information.
1992 - Cooled, Optically Stimulated Luminescence (COSL) (Passive, Highly Sensitive Radiation Detectors)
Developers: Steven D. Miller, Joseph C. McDonald, Fred N. Eichner
This technology uses light at or below room temperature to obtain radiation dose information. Previously, such measurements could be obtained only at high temperatures. The optical luminescence technology represents a significant advance in dosimetry because it is rapid, efficient, less costly, more sensitive and accurate than other dosimetry technologies. The technology is being developed to better protect workers in offices, hospitals, factories, and at nuclear waste sites.
Excerpted from PNNL R&D 100 webpage.
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