Dose reconstruction using mobile phones.
Electronic components inside mobile phones are regarded as useful tools for accident and retrospective dosimetry using optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) and thermoluminescence. Components inside the devices with suitable properties for luminescence dosimetry include, amongst others, ceramic substrates in resistors, capacitors, transistors and antenna switches. Checking the performance of such devices in dosimetric experiments is a crucial step towards developing a reliable dosimetry system for emergency situations using personal belongings. Here, the results of dose assessment experiments using irradiated mobile phones are reported. It will be shown that simple regenerative dose estimates, derived from various types of components removed from different mobile phone models, are consistent with the given dose, after applying an average fading correction factor.
Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, SCK-CEN, Radiation Protection Dosimetry and Calibration, Boeretang 200, 2400 Mol, Belgium. kbeerten@sckcen.be
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D000465:Algorithms; D040421:Cell Phone; D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis; D004189:Disaster Planning; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008163:Luminescent Measurements / Q000295:instrumentation; D008422:Materials Testing; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000295:instrumentation; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release; D011874:Radiometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes