Overview of physical dosimetry methods for triage application integrated in the new European network RENEB

Trompier, F. et al. (2017) Overview of physical dosimetry methods for triage application integrated in the new European network RENEB. International Journal of Radiation Biology, 93(1), pp. 65-74. (doi: 10.1080/09553002.2016.1221545) (PMID:27584947)

Abstract

Purpose: In the EC-funded project RENEB (Realizing the European Network in Biodosimetry), physical methods applied to fortuitous dosimetric materials are used to complement biological dosimetry, to increase dose assessment capacity for large-scale radiation/nuclear accidents. This paper describes the work performed to implement Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) dosimetry techniques. Materials and methods: OSL is applied to electronic components and EPR to touch-screen glass from mobile phones. To implement these new approaches, several blind tests and inter-laboratory comparisons (ILC) were organized for each assay. Results: OSL systems have shown good performances. EPR systems also show good performance in controlled conditions, but ILC have also demonstrated that post-irradiation exposure to sunlight increases the complexity of the EPR signal analysis. Conclusions: Physically-based dosimetry techniques present high capacity, new possibilities for accident dosimetry, especially in the case of large-scale events. Some of the techniques applied can be considered as operational (e.g. OSL on Surface Mounting Devices [SMD]) and provide a large increase of measurement capacity for existing networks. Other techniques and devices currently undergoing validation or development in Europe could lead to considerable increases in the capacity of the RENEB accident dosimetry network.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement no. 95513. This work was also partly supported by the European Radiation Dosimetry Group (EURADOS, WG10).
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Burbidge, Dr Chris
• Authors: Trompier, F., Burbidge, C., Bassinet, C., Baumann, M., Bortolin, E., De Angelis, C., Eakins, J., Della Monaca, S., Fattibene, P., Quattrini, M. C., Tanner, R., Wieser, A., and Woda, C.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre
• Journal Name: International Journal of Radiation Biology
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• ISSN: 0955-3002
• ISSN (Online): 1362-3095
• Published Online: 01 September 2016
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2016 The Authors
• First Published: First published in International Journal of Radiation Biology 93(1): 65-74
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License