External exposure dose estimation by electron spin resonance technique for wild Japanese macaque captured in Fukushima Prefecture

Spectroscopic and dosimetric comparison of tooth enamel separation methods for EPR retrospective dosimetry

“… Separation method (Tool/chemical used) Animal species (tooth type) Radiation sensitivity compared to human References Mechanical separation + alkaline denaturation (Dental drill + 30 % KOH) Bovine/Cow (Incisor) ∼1.1 higher [ 9 ] ∼1 [ 10 ] (Dental drill + 20 % NaOH) (Molar) ∼1 [ 11 ] Alkaline denaturation (5 M NaOH) Camel (Molar) 30 % lower [ 12 ] Alkaline denaturation (Supersaturated KOH aq. ) Dog canine (Molar and incisor) ∼1 [ 13 ] Alkaline denaturation (8 M NaOH) Goat (Molar and premolar) ∼1 [ 11 ] Mechanical separation + alkaline denaturation (Dental drill + 8 M NaOH) Mice (Molar) 25–30 % lower ∼50 % lower [ 10 ] [ 14 ] NA Moose (Permanent teeth) ∼1 [ 15 ] Mechanical separation (Hard alloy dental drill) Pig (Permanent molar) NA [ 16 ] Density separation (Sodium metatungstate) Japanese Macaque (Molar) NA [ 17 ] Mechanical separation + alkaline denaturation (Water cooled dental drill +20 % KOH) …”