Recent advances in radiophotoluminescence materials for luminescence dosimetry

Radiophotoluminescence (RPL) is a phenomenon in which a luminescence centre is formed in a medium upon interaction with ionizing radiation. The RPL is observed by a conventional photoluminescence (PL) technique, and the PL intensity is proportional to the dose. With the latter feature, the RPL has found successful applications in personnel and environmental dosimetry. However, the conventional materials considered for radiation measurements may be limited to Ag-doped phosphate glass, LiF, and Al2O3:C,Mg. The recent research works, however, have found a number of additional RPL materials for luminescence dosimetry. The aim of the present paper is to review the series of newly reported RPL materials and potential applications in dosimetry.