Strategy for finding new materials for ESR dosimeters

The right strategy for finding a new ESR dosimetric material sensitive to r adiation is to follow the orthodox procedures used in the development of th ermoluminescence dosimeters (TLD) and phosphorescence studies. Modern proce dures used in materials sciences, such as computer calculation of molecular orbitals (MO), should be employed to estimate the ESR and optical properti es of prospective materials. Radiation effects in lithium and magnesium sul fates and metal salts of organic acids, such as lithium and magnesium lacta tes, have been investigated in search for tissue-equivalent dosimeter with a large G value. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.