The use of a portable electronic device in accident dosimetry

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    Abstract

    The use of a portable electronic device in accident dosimetry has been investigated. The thermoluminescence properties of a surface-mount alumina-rich ceramic resonator from a USB flash drive were investigated. The following characteristics were verified: the absence of a zero-dose signal, gamma dose response, dose recycling behaviour, fading and optical bleaching. Finally, this component has been successfully used to determine a simulated accident dose (1 d following the irradiation event). It is concluded that it should be possible to perform rapid and reliable accident dose assessments with such components using conventional thermoluminescence dosimetry equipment.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)509-512
    JournalRadiation protection dosimetry
    Volume131
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Sep 2008

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