title: The use of a portable electronic device in accident dosimetry.
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.
authors.affiliation: SCK.CEN, Radiation Protection Dosimetry and Calibration, Boeretang 200, 2400 Mol, Belgium. koen.beerten@sckcen.be
authors.forename: Koen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Beerten
authors.forename: Filip
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vanhavere
mesh_terms: D004581:Electronics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D008904:Miniaturization; D055096:Optical Devices; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013819:Thermoluminescent Dosimetry / Q000295:instrumentation*