A forma isomórfica predominante nos biominerais (casca de ostra, coral, madrepérola e concha) estudados foi a aragonita. Contudo, o surgimento da fase calcita deu-se à temperatura de 500°C a uma taxa de aquecimento de 10°C/s para todas as amostras; e para a amostra de coral, à temperatura de 400°C, independente da taxa de aquecimento. O elemento mais abundante nas amostras de biominerais foi o Ca na forma de CaO e para os silicatos (tremolita, diopsídio e rodonita), o Si na forma de SiO. O elemento traço mais presente nas amostras de biominerais foi o Fe. A análise de ressonância paramagnética eletrônica mostrou as linhas de Mn2+ nas amostras de coral e madrepérola, antes da irradiação. Para amostras irradiadas, os defeitos encontrados foram os radicais CO2-, CO33-, CO3-, SO2-, SO3-, e num intervalo de g entre 2,0010 e 2,0062. Na análise por absorção óptica dos biominerais foram encontradas transições devido à presença de Mn nas amostras. Foi observado um pico termoluminescente (TL) em aproximadamente 140°C para os biominerais e em 180°C para os silicatos, cuja intensidade depende diretamente da dose. Para amostras expostas a diferentes tipos de radiações, o pico TL ocorre em temperaturas mais baixas. Para as curvas dose-resposta obtidas para esses materiais, foi possível determinar um intervalo de linearidade para o qual a sua aplicação em dosimetria de doses altas se torna possível. Levando-se em consideração o tipo de radiação, dentre os biominerais e os silicatos, obteve-se a menor dose detectável (40mGy), para a radiação gama em amostra de casca de ostra utilizando-se a técnica de medição de luminescência opticamente estimulada (LOE). Para radiação beta, as amostras de tremolita e diopsídio obtiveram a menor dose detectável (60mGy). No geral, obteve-se uma boa reprodutibilidade para as amostras, utilizando-se as técnicas TL, LOE e emissão exoeletrônica termicamente estimulada (TSEE) para as radiações alfa, beta e gama. Portanto, pode-se concluir que as amostras caracterizadas neste trabalho podem ser utilizadas como detectores/dosímetros de doses altas. / The predominant isomorphous form in the biominerals studied in this work (oyster shell, coral, mother of pearl and shell) was aragonite. The appearence of the calcite phase occurred at 500°C at a heating rate of 10°C/s for all samples except for the coral sample, which was 400°C, independent of the heating rate. The most abundant element in the biominerals samples was Ca in the CaO form, and in the silicates (tremolite, diopside and rhodonite) Si in the SiO form. The most common trace element observed in the biominerals samples was Fe. The analyses of electron paramagnetic resonance showed lines of Mn2+ in the coral and mother-of-pearl samples before irradiation. In the case of the irradiated samples, the defects found were CO2-, CO33-, CO3- and SO2-, in the g range between 2.0010 and 2.0062. In the analyses by optical absorption of biominerals, transitions due to the presence of Mn in the samples were found. A thermoluminescent (TL) peak at approximately 140°C was found for the biominerals and at 180°C for silicates, which intensity depends directly on the dose. For samples exposed to different types of radiation, the TL peak occurred at lower temperatures. From the dose-response curves obtained for these materials, it was possible to determine a linear range for which their application in high dose dosimetry becomes possible. Taking into account the radiation type, among biominerals and silicates, the lowest detectable dose (40mGy) to gamma radiation was achieved for oyster shell samples using the measuring technique of optically stimulated luminescence (OSL). Using beta radiation, for diopside and tremolite samples the lowest detectable dose of 60mGy was obtained. For all samples, using the TL, OSL and thermally stimulated exoelectron emission (TSEE) techniques in alpha, beta and gamma radiation beans a good response reproducibility was obtained. Therefore, the samples characterized in this work are suitable to be used as high dose detectors/dosimeters.

Aerosol administration via small-volume nebulizers are still being used by selected patient-population. In the economic market, several nebulizer designs have become available, with each incorporating unique features that will potentially establish it as the preferred choice in aerosol delivery. With the continuous rising cost of health care services, clinicians are faced with the task of identifying opportunities for cost reduction in respiratory care. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of dosimetric nebulization using the Circulaire system and the traditional VixOne nebulizer. The desired outcome was to elevate awareness of the potential impact of the Circulaire, and how its adoption might reduce costs and enhance productivity in respiratory care. METHODS: A retrospective study using existing data collected from an urban tertiary adult hospital with a Level II Trauma Center was completed. DATA ANALYSIS: Descriptive statistics were run for each variable. The total cost of a full-time Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with benefits per hour was calculated. The average number of RRTs per 12-hour shift, average number of nebulizer treatments by an RRT per 12-hour shift, average costs of traditional VixOne nebulizer and the Circulaire system were also calculated. RESULTS: Descriptive statistics indicated the annual cost of delivering aerosol therapy using the traditional VixOne nebulizer at 9-minutes treatment time to be $114,263.25 per year. The Circulaire was compared at two different treatment times of 5-minutes and 3-minutes, and the annual costs were $137,422.50 per year and $116,982.50 respectively. A sensitivity analysis was also conducted, and the treatment load was increased by 30%, with a reduction to 5 RRTs per shift. Data indicated an annual savings of 8% with the Circulaire at 5-minutes treatment time, and 21% with the Circulaire at 3-minutes treatment time. CONCLUSION: The use of the Circulaire system at 5-minutes or 3-minutes treatment time can reduce department expenditure by reducing labor costs.

Radiation therapy is continuously increasing in complexity due to technological innovation in delivery techniques, necessitating thorough dosimetric verification. Comparing accurately predicted portal dose images to measured images obtained during patient treatment can determine if a particular treatment was delivered correctly. The goal of this thesis was to create a method to predict portal dose images that was versatile and accurate enough to use in a clinical setting. All measured images in this work were obtained with an amorphous silicon electronic portal imaging device (a-Si EPID), but the technique is applicable to any planar imager. A detailed, physics-motivated fluence model was developed to characterize fluence exiting the linear accelerator head. The model was further refined using results from Monte Carlo simulations and schematics of the linear accelerator. The fluence incident on the EPID was converted to a portal dose image through a superposition of Monte Carlo-generated, monoenergetic dose kernels specific to the a-Si EPID. Predictions of clinical IMRT fields with no patient present agreed with measured portal dose images within 3% and 3 mm. The dose kernels were applied ignoring the geometrically divergent nature of incident fluence on the EPID. A computational investigation into this parallel dose kernel assumption determined its validity under clinically relevant situations. Introducing a patient or phantom into the beam required the portal image prediction algorithm to account for patient scatter and attenuation. Primary fluence was calculated by attenuating raylines cast through the patient CT dataset, while scatter fluence was determined through the superposition of pre-calculated scatter fluence kernels. Total dose in the EPID was calculated by convolving the total predicted incident fluence with the EPID-specific dose kernels. The algorithm was tested on water slabs with square fields, agreeing with measurement within 3% and 3 mm. The method was then applied to five prostate and six head-and-neck IMRT treatment courses (~1900 clinical images). Deviations between the predicted and measured images were quantified. The portal dose image prediction model developed in this thesis work has been shown to be accurate, and it was demonstrated to be able to verify patients’ delivered radiation treatments.

Radiation therapy is continuously increasing in complexity due to technological innovation in delivery techniques, necessitating thorough dosimetric verification. Comparing accurately predicted portal dose images to measured images obtained during patient treatment can determine if a particular treatment was delivered correctly. The goal of this thesis was to create a method to predict portal dose images that was versatile and accurate enough to use in a clinical setting. All measured images in this work were obtained with an amorphous silicon electronic portal imaging device (a-Si EPID), but the technique is applicable to any planar imager. A detailed, physics-motivated fluence model was developed to characterize fluence exiting the linear accelerator head. The model was further refined using results from Monte Carlo simulations and schematics of the linear accelerator. The fluence incident on the EPID was converted to a portal dose image through a superposition of Monte Carlo-generated, monoenergetic dose kernels specific to the a-Si EPID. Predictions of clinical IMRT fields with no patient present agreed with measured portal dose images within 3% and 3 mm. The dose kernels were applied ignoring the geometrically divergent nature of incident fluence on the EPID. A computational investigation into this parallel dose kernel assumption determined its validity under clinically relevant situations. Introducing a patient or phantom into the beam required the portal image prediction algorithm to account for patient scatter and attenuation. Primary fluence was calculated by attenuating raylines cast through the patient CT dataset, while scatter fluence was determined through the superposition of pre-calculated scatter fluence kernels. Total dose in the EPID was calculated by convolving the total predicted incident fluence with the EPID-specific dose kernels. The algorithm was tested on water slabs with square fields, agreeing with measurement within 3% and 3 mm. The method was then applied to five prostate and six head-and-neck IMRT treatment courses (~1900 clinical images). Deviations between the predicted and measured images were quantified. The portal dose image prediction model developed in this thesis work has been shown to be accurate, and it was demonstrated to be able to verify patients’ delivered radiation treatments.

Resumo: Este trabalho teve como objetivo a investigação da interação de radiação gama com três polímeros: o polímero Poli(2-metóxi, 5-(2'-etil-hexilóx)-1,4- fenileno vinileno) (MEH-PPV)n e os polímeros solúveis em água Poly {[2,5-bis(2-(N,N-diethylamino)ethoxy) -1,4 -phenylene]-alt-1,4-phenylene} e o Poly [(2,5-bis (2 - (N,N - diethylammonium bromide) ethoxy) - 1,4 -phenylene) - alt - 1,4-phenylene]. O polímero MEH-PPV foi dissolvido nos solventes orgânicos clorofórmio e bromofórmio, já os outros dois polímeros, em água destilada e solução de HCI 1M. As amostras foram preparadas em várias concentrações e irradiadas com doses que variaram desde 0,01 Gy, sendo que cada amostra foi irradiada com apenas uma dose. Os resultados foram avaliados com técnicas espectroscópicas, sendo elas, espectroscopia de absorção óptica UV-visível e espectroscopia de fluorescência. Foi avaliada a alteração na posição do pico principal de absorção óptica com a dose absorvida pelas amostras. Como resultado principal, observou-se que os polímeros solúveis em água não apresentam alteração espectral após serem irradiados. Não sendo interessante para aplicação dosimétrica. Já para as amostras do polímero MEH-PPV diluídas em bromofórmio apresentaram alta sensibilidade para doses inferiores a 1 Gy, e apresentaram certa linearidade com a dose recebida (fator importante para aplicação dosimétrica). Para as amostras em clorofórmio, não foi observado deslocamento significativo do escpectro de absorção para doses inferiores a 1 Gy. No entanto para doses de 1 Gy à 90 Gy, o comportamento observado pode ser descrito por duas regiões lineares: uma com maior inclinação da reta para doses até cerca 30 Gy, e outro com inclinação da reta menor para doses entre 30 Gy e 90 Gy. O comportamento linear, assim como a inclinação da reta, do deslocamento da posição... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The subject of this work is the investigation of gamma radition interaction with tree polymers: the polymer Poli(2-metóxi, 5-(2'-etil-hexilóx)-1,4- fenileno vinileno) (MEH-PPV)n e os polímeros solúveis em água Poly {[2,5-bis(2-(N,N-diethylamino)ethoxy) -1,4 -phenylene]-alt-1,4-phenylene} e o Poly [(2,5-bis (2 - (N,N - diethylammonium bromide) ethoxy) - 1,4 -phenylene) - alt - 1,4-phenylene]. The MEH-PPV polymer was dissolved in organic solvents, choloroform and bromoform, the other two polymers in distilled water and 1 M aqueous HCI solution. The samples were prepared at various concentrations and irradiated with doses ranging from 0.01 Gy to 90 Gy. The results were evaluated by spectroscopic techniques, which were, UV-visible absorption spectroscopy and fluorescence spectroscopy. They were evaluated the changes in the position of main optical absorption peak with the dose absorbed by the samples. As main result, it was observed that water-soluble polymers did not show spectral change after being irradiated. For dosimetric application this results are not interesting. For the MEH-PPV polymer samples diluted in bromoform presented highly sensitive to doses below 1 Gy, and showed some linearity with the dose received. For samples in chloroform, doses below 1 Gy did not showed significant shift in the absorption spectra. However, the samples irradiated with doses from 1 Gy to 90 Gy, the behavior can be described by two linear regions: one with a higher slope for doses up to about 30 Gy, and another with a lower slope for doses between 30 Gy and 90 Gy. A greater slope to doses up to about 30 Gy, and another with lower slope to doses between 30 and 90 Gy. The linear behavior and the slope of the main peak position is a important factor for dosimetric application. At the same time, a study of stability of the samples was performed. It was observed that the MEH-PPV samples in bromoform... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Orientador: Carlos Frederico de Oliveira Graeff / Coorientador: Marco Antonio Rodrigues Fernandes / Banca: Armando Beltran Flors / Banca: Antonio Ricardo Zanatta / O programa de Pós graduação em Ciência e Tecnologia de Materiais, PosMat, tem carater institucional e integra as atividades de pesquisa em materiais de diversos campi da Unesp / Mestre

A dosimetria in vivo é a verificação final da dose real administrada ao paciente e tornou-se atualmente necessária devido ao aumento da complexidade e da sofisticaçã das técnicas radioterápicas. A finalidade deste trabalho foi apresentar, verificar e avaliar alguns procedimentos básicos, práticos e viáveis para a implementação da dosimetria in vivo com dosímetros termoluminescentes na verificação de dose em um serviço de radioterapia. Para o estabelecimento do sistema dosimétrico termoluminescente, alguns testes e medições foram realizados, incluindo o procedimento de inicialização, a determinação da homogeneidade do grupo de dosímetros, a determinação do fator de correção individual de cada dosímetro, a determinação da faixa de linearidade do sistema e do coeficiente de calibração. Medições em um objeto simulador antropomórfico foram realizadas para garantir que os métodos utilizados são satisfatórios antes que estes fossem usados para medições em pacientes. Medições de dose em um paciente foram feitas em um tratamento de câncer de próstata. A metodologia proposta pode ser usada como parte de um programa de garantia de qualidade em um serviço de radioterapia. / In vivo dosimetry is the ultimate check of the actual dose delivered to an individual patient and has become a procedure actually necessary due to increasing complexity and sophistication of radiotherapy techniques. The purpose of the present work was to present, verify and evaluate some basic, practical and viable procedures for the implementation of in vivo dosimetry with thermoluminescent dosimeters for patient dose verification at a radiotherapy service. For the setting up of the thermoluminescent dosimetric system, several tests and measurements were carried out including the initialisation procedure, the determination of the batch homogeneity, the determination of individual correction factor of each dosimeter, the determination of linearity range of the system and its calibration coefficients. Anthropomorphic phantom measurements were taken to ensure that the methods are satisfactory before they are used for patients measurements. Patient dose measurements were carried out in a prostate cancer treatment. The proposed methodology can be used as a part of a quality assurance program in a radiotherapy service.

O principal objetivo deste trabalho é fornecer um modelo biocinético validado em termos fisiológicos para a avaliação das doses radiométricas devido à ingestão de [4-14C]-colesterol em humanos. Com o intuito de validar o modelo biocinético proposto para o [4-14C]-Colesterol, os valores de excreção fecal e absorção preditos pelo modelo foram comparados com dados experimentais da literatura, foi obtido um alto grau de concordância entre os resultados de acordo com teste ANOVA (p = 0,416 para os valores de excreção e p = 0,423 para os valores de absorção). Foram calculados os coeficientes de Dose Efetiva (SvBq-1), Dose Equivalente (SvBq-1) e Dose Absorvida (GyBq-1) nos orgãos e tecidos para humanos utilizando a metodologia MIRD e o software de análise compartimental ANACOMP para quatro objetos simuladores que representam: um adulto com massa de 73,3 kg, um adolescente de 15 anos (56,9 kg), uma criança de 10 anos (33,2 kg) e uma criança de cinco anos (19,8 kg). O órgão que obteve a maior Dose Absorvida, para todos os objetos simuladores, foi o intestino grosso inferior (IGI). O conceito da alometria foi utilizado para interpolar o Coeficiente de Dose Absorvida no intestino grosso inferior (DIGI) para massas corpóreas (m) desconhecidas: DIGI(SvBq-1)=161,26.m(kg)-1,025. Para uma mesma quantidade administrada de colesterol, o Coeficiente de Dose Efetiva (E) diminui com o aumento da massa corporal do objeto simulador, em outras palavras, para a mesma atividade administrada os indivíduos com menor massa são submetidos a Doses Efetivas mais elevadas. O conceito de alometria também foi utilizado para interpolar o Coeficiente de Dose Efetiva (E) para massas corpóreas (m) desconhecidas: E(SvBq-1)= 171,1.m(kg)-1,021. / The main objective of this work is to provide a biokinetic model in order to estimate the radiometric dose due to intake of [4-14C]-cholesterol. The model was validated comparing the values of fecal excretion and absorption described in literature with that predicted by the model. The proposed model achieved good concordance between the results (p = 0.416 for excretion and p = 0.423 for absorption). The coefficients of Effective Dose (SvBq-1), Equivalent Dose (SvBq-1) and Absorbed Dose (GyBq-1) in human organs and tissues were calculated using the MIRD methodology and the compartimental analysis software ANACOMP. The coefficients were estimated for four phantoms: (i) adult with a body mass of 73.3 kg, (ii) 15 years old adolescent (56.9 kg), (iii) 10 years old child (33.2 kg) and (iv) five years old child (19.8 kg). The organ that received the highest Absorbed Dose for all phantoms was the lower large intestine (LLI). The allometry theory was used to interpolate the coefficient of absorbed dose in the lower large intestine (DLLI) for unknown body mass (m): DLLI (GyBq-1)=161.26 m (kg)-1.025. For the same administered activity, the Effective Dose Coefficient (E) decreases as the body mass increases. On other words, for the same intake activity, individuals with low body mass are exposed to higher doses. The allometry theory was used to interpolate the coefficient Effective Dose (E) for unknown body mass (m): E(SvB-1)= 171.1 m(kg)-1,021.

Recently, there has been interest to integrate VMC++ into the commercial treatment planning system at VCU as another Monte Carlo code option, since it has been shown to increase efficiency dramatically without introducing a significant amount of systematic error. Also, independent validation of VMC++ for photon beams is of interest since this has not been performed previously in literature. This study included several tests required to integrate VMC++. Output factor normalization was performed and found to agree with experiment to within 1% for all field sizes except 1x1 cm2. Geometric validation was successful. Dosimetric validation was performed with respect to DOSXYZnrc on a water phantom, resulting in agreement within statistical uncertainty except for slight differences at the surface of the phantom. Dosimetric comparison was made for a head-and-neck patient case, showing that 5% of the voxels did not agree within 2.8% of maximum dose. The ability of VMC++ to compute dose-to-water was compared to an in-house algorithm and found to agree within statistical uncertainty.

A International Comission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU) recomenda que a incerteza total de um tratamento radioterápico não deva ultrapassar de 5%, ou seja, cada etapa do processo de entrega da dose absorvida ao volume alvo do paciente tenha incerteza menor que esse valor (ICRU 50, 1993; ICRU 62, 1999). O cuidado com essas incertezas inicia-se na instalação da máquina (neste caso, de um Acelerador Linear Clínico), passando pela sua aceitação, pelo comissionamento, perdurando nos controles de qualidade posteriores e até em novos comissionamentos, se necessários. Os parâmetros físicos dosimétricos mínimos necessários a serem comissionados para feixes de fótons e elétrons são: Porcentagem de Dose em Profundidade (PDD), Perfis de Campos abertos e filtrados, Fatores de Espalhamento Total (Scp), Cone (Fcone) e de Transmissão (de Filtros em cunha FF, Bandeja FB, e de Transmissão intra FMLC,intra e de fuga inter lâminas FMLC,inter), além da Determinação da Posição Virtual da Fonte de Elétrons através da SSD efetiva (SSDeff). Para tal, a American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), através do seu protocolo mais recente, apresenta objetos simuladores, tipos e tamanhos de detectores, arranjos e procedimentos experimentais específicos, através dos quais é possível inferir os parâmetros dosimétricos de feixes de fótons e elétrons, usando varredura destes com câmara de ionização (CI), considerando o erro total das medidas menor do que 1% (AAPM TG 106, 2008). Entretanto este mesmo protocolo cita de maneira sucinta ou pouco detalhada, a possibilidade da utilização de dosímetros tipo gel para o citado comissionamento, já que possuem diversas vantagens a serem consideradas na Radioterapia, como equivalência ao tecido mole (Z e ), independência energética num amplo intervalo de energia de fótons e elétrons, além da alta resolução espacial. Desta forma, o objetivo geral deste trabalho é apresentar de forma inédita, o comissionamento dos parâmetros físicos dosimétricos de aceleradores lineares clínicos (PFDALC), especificamente através do dosímetro Fricke Xilenol Gel (FXG), como método alternativo e/ou complementar aos internacionais vigentes. Para tal, neste trabalho foram desenvolvidos dispositivos e procedimentos que proporcionassem aos usuários uma forma prática, eficiente e de baixo custo para obtenção dos parâmetros citados através do FXG, em relação aqueles obtidos com a CI (método padrão). Todos os resultados dos parâmetros físicos dosimétricos obtidos com o dosímetro citado foram validados com a CI, considerando a incerteza preconizada para a mesma. Esses resultados sugerem que o FXG efetivamente poderá ser utilizado para o comissionamento de aceleradores lineares clínicos e que um protocolo específico para este dosímetro poderá ser gerado. / The International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU) recommends that the total radiotherapy treatment uncertainty should not exceeds 5%, in other words, considering that each step involved in the absorbed dose delivery process should not surpass the cited value (ICRU 50, 1993; ICRU 62, 1999). The uncertainties considered are those involved with, the machine installation (in this work, a Clinical Linear Accelerator), its acceptance, commissioning, followed by those related to subsequent quality controls and even new commissioning, if necessary. The minimum required physical dosimetric parameters to be commissioned for electron or photon beams are: the Percentage Depth Dose (PDD), the filtered and open Field Profiles, Total Scatter Factors (Scp), Cone Factor (Fcone), Transmission Factors: Wedge Filter (FF), Tray (FB), intra Leaf (FMLC,intra) and inter Leaf Leakage (FMLC,inter), besides the Virtual Source Position Determination (SSDeff). For this purpose, the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), through its last protocol, provides guidelines on phantom and detector selections, setting up of phantom for data acquisition (for scanning and no-scanning data), procedures for acquiring the cited beam parameters with ionizing chambers (CI) and methods to reduce the total measurement error lower than 1% (AAPM TG 106, 2008). However, this protocol does not present any information or details about the physical dosimetric parameters for clinical linear accelerators (PFDALC), through gel dosimeters once they present several useful advantages for Radiotherapy, such as: soft tissue equivalence (Z and ), wide energy independence range for photons or electrons beams and high spatial resolution. The scope of this work is to present an innovative way for physical dosimetric parameters commissioning, specifically using the Fricke Xylenol Gel (FXG) dosimeter, like an alternative and/or complementary method to that employed internationally. Devices and procedures have been developed for this work in order to infer the cited parameters, in a practical, efficient and low cost way, compared to that used with CI (standard method). All the FXG results obtained were validated with the CI, considering the uncertainty recommended for the last one. The results suggest that the FXG effectively can be used for physical dosimetric parameters commissioning for clinical linear accelerators and a new specific protocol can be generated.

O óxido de alumínio foi um dos primeiros compostos investigados, com vista a detectar e medir a radiação por meio da termoluminescência (TL). Comumente referido como \"alumina\", o óxido de alumínio tem características interessantes para o desenvolvimento de materiais para a dosimetria. Seu número atômico efetivo é intermediário entre o do osso e do tecido mole do corpo. Pode ser transformado em material termoluminescente pela inserção de elementos químicos em sua estrutura cristalina. Além da TL, a alumina pode apresentar luminescência opticamente estimulada (OSL), fenômeno que também pode ser usado para determinar a dose de radiação. Neste estudo, dois métodos foram investigados para inserir íons metálicos na alumina. O primeiro método foi baseado na capacidade de adsorção da alumina e o segundo denominado método da coprecipitação foi baseado na formação simultânea de compostos insolúveis. As amostras obtidas por adsorção de íons Cu2+ e Mn2+ não mostraram resultados satisfatórios. No entanto, as pastilhas de óxido de alumínio impurificado com Tm3+ via coprecipitação mostraram sinais de TL e OSL. Foi verificado também que a alumina eletrofundida disponível comercialmente é um material que apresenta resposta TL e OSL. Este material que contém diversos íons metálicos em sua estrutura foi transformado em pastilhas por sinterização com vidro. As curvas da resposta TL em função da temperatura e da resposta TL e OSL em função da dose foram determinadas. Os resultados obtidos indicam que estudos mais aprofundados das pastilhas desenvolvidas podem melhorar suas características para que sejam aplicadas em dosimetria. / The aluminum oxide was one of the former compounds investigated with a view to detecting and measuring radiation by means of the thermoluminescence (TL). Commonly referred to as \"alumina\", aluminum oxide has interesting features for the development of materials for dosimetry. Its effective atomic number has an intermediate value between the bone and soft tissue of the body. It can be transformed into TL material by the insertion of chemical elements in its crystal structure. In addition to the TL, the alumina can provide optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) which can also be used to determine the radiation dose. In this study, two methods were investigated in order to insert metal ions in alumina. The first method was based on the adsorption capacity of alumina and the second named coprecipitation method was based on the simultaneous formation of insoluble compounds. The samples obtained by adsorption of Cu2+ and Mn2+ ions did not show satisfactory results. However, the aluminum oxide impurified with Tm3+ by coprecipitation showed TL and OSL signals. It was also found that the commercially available electrofused alumina is a material that exhibits TL and OSL. This material that contains various metal ions in its structure was made into pellets by sintering with glass. The TL response curves as a function of temperature and the TL and OSL responses as a function of the dose were determined. The obtained results indicate that further studies of the developed pellets can improve the characteristics in order to be applied in dosimetry.