title: FLEXIBLE, WIRELESS, INDUCTIVELY COUPLED SURFACE COIL RESONATOR FOR EPR TOOTH DOSIMETRY.
abstract: Managing radiation injuries following a catastrophic event where large numbers of people may have been exposed to life-threatening doses of ionizing radiation relies on the availability of biodosimetry to assess whether individuals need to be triaged for care. Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) tooth dosimetry is a viable method to accurately estimate the amount of ionizing radiation to which an individual has been exposed. In the intended measurement conditions and scenario, it is essential that the measurement process be fast, straightforward and provides meaningful and accurate dose estimations for individuals in the expected measurement conditions. The sensing component of a conventional L-band EPR spectrometer used for tooth dosimetry typically consists of a surface coil resonator that is rigidly, physically attached to the coupler. This design can result in cumbersome operation, limitations in teeth geometries that may be measured and hinder the overall utility of the dosimeter. A novel surface coil resonator has been developed for the currently existing L-band (1.15 GHz) EPR tooth dosimeter for the intended use as a point of care device by minimally trained operators. This resonator development provides further utility to the dosimeter, and increases the usability of the dosimeter by non-expert operators in the intended use scenario.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, EPR Center for the Study of Viable Systems, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 03755, USA Wilson.Schreiber@dartmouth.edu.
authors.forename: Wilson
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schreiber
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, EPR Center for the Study of Viable Systems, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 03755, USA.
authors.forename: Sergey V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Petryakov
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, EPR Center for the Study of Viable Systems, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 03755, USA.
authors.forename: Maciej M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Kmiec
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, EPR Center for the Study of Viable Systems, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 03755, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Feldman
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, EPR Center for the Study of Viable Systems, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 03755, USA.|Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 03755, USA.
authors.forename: Paul M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Meaney
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, EPR Center for the Study of Viable Systems, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 03755, USA.
authors.forename: Victoria A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, EPR Center for the Study of Viable Systems, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 03755, USA.
authors.forename: Holly K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Boyle
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, EPR Center for the Study of Viable Systems, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 03755, USA.
authors.forename: Ann Barry
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Flood
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, EPR Center for the Study of Viable Systems, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 03755, USA.
authors.forename: Benjamin B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, EPR Center for the Study of Viable Systems, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 03755, USA.
authors.forename: Harold M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Swartz
mesh_terms: D001681:Biological Assay / Q000295:instrumentation*; D055119:Elastic Modulus; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008280:Magnetics / Q000295:instrumentation; D008904:Miniaturization; D011874:Radiometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014070:Tooth / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D014159:Transducers; D059015:Wireless Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*