Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dosimetry in irradiated alumina substrates from mobile phone resistors

Geber-Bergstrand, Therése; Bernhardsson, Christian; Christiansson, Maria; Mattsson, Sören; Rääf, Christopher

doi:10.1007/s00411-017-0725-2

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“…The specific luminescence values Cspecific (counts•mg −1 •Gy −1 ) and LOD are given in Table 2 for all used materials. LOD is calculated according to the method reported by Geber-Bergstrand et al [5,6]. This method considers the uncertainty of the calibration curves of the dose response.…”

Section: Osl Signalmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dietary Salt as a Potential Dosimeter in Retrospective Dosimetry

Krleski

Sandeva²,

Stojanovska-Georgievska³

et al. 2023

JEEIT

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As a result of the risk that radiological and nuclear disasters and accidents will expose members of the public to unsafe amounts of radiation, numerous emergency dosimetry approaches for triage have been thoroughly explored. The current methods of retrospective dosimetry encompass a variety of biological, physical, and chemical procedures related to the radiation exposure of the human body. Additional items that might be useful as fortuitous dosimeters using luminescence techniques include banknotes, electronic components, table salt, quartz recovered from bricks, and other burnt ceramic materials. In this study, we investigated the usability of the dietary salt supplement for retrospective dosimetry in the dose range related to triage. We studied samples' limit of detection (LOD), dose response, reproducibility, and fading, which are all important elements of the optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) signal and sample's luminescent properties. Measurements were conducted by Riso TL/OSL reader DA-20. The study used potassium chloride tablets and electrolyte powder from different manufacturers that were packaged in standard lightproof containers. The findings of this study demonstrate that these supplements after irradiation provide measurable and satisfactorily reproducible OSL signal. The signal increases linearly with the dose in the triage-related dose range and has low LOD values.

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Section: Osl Signalmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dietary Salt as a Potential Dosimeter in Retrospective Dosimetry

Krleski

Sandeva²,

Stojanovska-Georgievska³

et al. 2023

JEEIT

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“…The results of Reader 1 for the limits of detection for measurements are 70 mGy for the infrared stimulation and 20 mGy for the blue stimulation, while 100 mGy was obtained with Reader 2. The other method for the calculation of the limit of detection is the one reported by Geber-Bergstrand et al (17). It considers the uncertainty of the calibration curves of the dose response.…”

Section: Dose Responsementioning

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Salty Crackers as Fortuitous Dosimeters: A Novel PSL Method for Rapid Radiation Triage

Maltar-Strmečki

Vidotto

Monaca

et al. 2021

Front. Public Health

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When a radiological and nuclear (R/N) emergency occurs, the categorization of individuals into those who are unaffected and those requiring medical intervention is a high priority. At times, a professional dosimeter is not available and therefore some common belongings may be used as fortuitous dosimeters. The preparation of these objects for the measurement should be such as to give the most accurate and precise results. This paper focused on the Photo-Stimulated Luminescence (PSL) response of salty crackers confronts the problem of sample preparation (mass, grain size), dose response and signal stability. The dose response was determined for doses up to 5 Gy, which allowed the calculation of the limit of detection. Additionally, the signal stability was investigated for samples irradiated with 0.3 and 3 Gy. The observed decrease of the signal does not prevent the detection in the dose range typical for R/N emergency. The main dosimetric characteristics were investigated by using two different models of PSL readers equipped with single (infrared) or double (infrared, blue light) stimulation. The results indicated that the limit of detection can be improved by applying blue light stimulation. Moreover, strong correlation of the measurements performed in the two different instruments, as well as the rapidity of the analysis and the simplicity of the operations, suggest that this method can be suitable for a rapid radiation triage of a large number of civilians in a mass casualty event. The study was simultaneously conducted by two laboratories (Ruder Bošković Institute, RBI, Croatia and Istituto Superiore di Sanità, ISS, Italy) involved in the BioPhyMeTRE project (grant No. G5684) supported by NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme.

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“…Full details of the blood sampling and performance of biological dosimetry methods are as yet unpublished, and will be submitted for future publication; these will focus on the dicentric assay and gene expression assay. 4 In brief, 160 ml blood was taken from one healthy volunteer with informed consent under ethical approval (Dnr 2019-03844 Etikprövingsmyndigheten) into lithium heparin tubes to prevent coagulation for dicentric chromosome assay, and EDTA tubes for gene expression analyses. The tubes were distributed among eight thermos flasks which were filled with water warmed to 378C, to simulate blood in the human body.…”

Section: Bloodmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Biological and physical retrospective dosimetry include both recognized and emergent methods (1,2) to reconstruct radiation doses after exposure to assist in triage and treatment of exposed individuals, and to increase knowledge about an exposure scenario for epidemiology and research. For physical retrospective dosimetry, fortuitous materials such as mobile phone electronic components (3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8), display glass (9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15), LCD and touch screen glass (11,(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21), chip cards (7,(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27), ceramics (28)(29)(30), desiccants (31), textiles (32,33), cigarettes (34), household salt (35)(36)(37)(38)(39), and many more have been investigated as possible materials for application in radiological accident dosimetry [see (40,41)]. The 2019 ICRU report, no.…”

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The 2019–2020 EURADOS WG10 and RENEB Field Test of Retrospective Dosimetry Methods in a Small-Scale Incident Involving Ionizing Radiation

et al. 2020

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With the use of ionizing radiation comes the risk of accidents and malevolent misuse. When unplanned exposures occur, there are several methods which can be used to retrospectively reconstruct individual radiation exposures; biological methods include analysis of aberrations and damage of chromosomes and DNA, while physical methods rely on luminescence (TL/OSL) or EPR signals. To ensure the quality and dependability of these methods, they should be evaluated under realistic exposure conditions. In 2019, EURADOS Working Group 10 and RENEB organized a field test with the purpose of evaluating retrospective dosimetry methods as carried out in potential real-life exposure scenarios. A 1.36 TBq 192 Ir source was used to irradiate anthropomorphic phantoms in different geometries at doses of several Gy in an outdoor open-air geometry. Materials intended for accident dosimetry (including mobile phones and blood) were placed on the phantoms together with reference dosimeters (LiF, NaCl, glass). The objective was to estimate radiation exposures received by individuals as measured using blood and fortuitous materials, and to evaluate these methods by comparing the estimated doses to reference measurements and Monte Carlo simulations. Herein we describe the overall planning, goals, execution and preliminary outcomes of the 2019 field test. Such field tests are essential for the development of new and existing methods. The outputs from this field test include useful experience in terms of planning and execution of future exercises, with respect to time management, radiation protection, and reference dosimetry to be considered to obtain relevant data for analysis.

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Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dosimetry in irradiated alumina substrates from mobile phone resistors

Cited by 20 publications

References 14 publications

Dietary Salt as a Potential Dosimeter in Retrospective Dosimetry

Dietary Salt as a Potential Dosimeter in Retrospective Dosimetry

Salty Crackers as Fortuitous Dosimeters: A Novel PSL Method for Rapid Radiation Triage

The 2019–2020 EURADOS WG10 and RENEB Field Test of Retrospective Dosimetry Methods in a Small-Scale Incident Involving Ionizing Radiation

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