Retrospective dosimetry with alumina substrate from electronic components
Language English Country Great Britain, England Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
21964904
DOI
10.1093/rpd/ncr380
PII: ncr380
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Electronics instrumentation MeSH
- Luminescence MeSH
- Cell Phone instrumentation MeSH
- Aluminum Oxide chemistry MeSH
- Radiation Effects MeSH
- Radiometry instrumentation MeSH
- Reproducibility of Results MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Aluminum Oxide MeSH
Alumina substrate can be found in electronic components used in portable electronic devices. The material is radiation sensitive and can be applied in dosimetry using thermally or optically stimulated luminescence. Electronic portable devices such as mobile phones, USB flash discs, mp3 players, etc., which are worn close to the body, can represent personal dosemeters for members of the general public in situations of large-scale radiation accidents or malevolent acts with radioactive materials. This study investigated dosimetric properties of alumina substrates and aspects of using mobile phones as personal dosemeters. The alumina substrates exhibited favourable dosimetry characteristics. However, anomalous fading had to be properly corrected in order to achieve sufficient precision in dose estimate. Trial dose reconstruction performed by means of two mobile phones proved that mobile phones can be used for reconstruction of personal doses.
References provided by Crossref.org
RENEB Inter-Laboratory Comparison 2021: Inter-Assay Comparison of Eight Dosimetry Assays
