title: INTEGRATED CIRCUITS FROM MOBILE PHONES AS POSSIBLE EMERGENCY OSL/TL DOSIMETERS.
abstract: In this article, optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) data are presented from integrated circuits (ICs) extracted from mobile phones. The purpose is to evaluate the potential of using OSL from components in personal electronic devices such as smart phones as a means of emergency dosimetry in the event of a large-scale radiological incident. ICs were extracted from five different makes and models of mobile phone. Sample preparation procedures are described, and OSL from the IC samples following irradiation using a (90)Sr/(90)Y source is presented. Repeatability, sensitivity, dose responses, minimum measureable doses, stability and fading data were examined and are described. A protocol for measuring absorbed dose is presented, and it was concluded that OSL from these components is a viable method for assessing dose in the days following a radiological incident.
authors.affiliation: Radiation Dosimetry Group, Department of Physics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA stephen.mckeever@okstate.edu.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sholom
authors.affiliation: Radiation Dosimetry Group, Department of Physics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA.
authors.forename: S W S
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: McKeever
mesh_terms: D002138:Calibration; D040421:Cell Phone; D004581:Electronics / Q000295:instrumentation; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D049449:Luminescence; D008163:Luminescent Measurements / Q000295:instrumentation; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics; D062791:Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dosimetry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D000072232:Radiation Dosimeters; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013326:Strontium Radioisotopes; D013819:Thermoluminescent Dosimetry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D015021:Yttrium Radioisotopes
chemical_list: D013326:Strontium Radioisotopes; D015021:Yttrium Radioisotopes