Department of Physics and Biophysics, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 1, 80-211, Gdańsk, Poland.
Radiat Environ Biophys. 2022 May;61(2):179-203. doi: 10.1007/s00411-022-00970-w. Epub 2022 Mar 20.
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) spectroscopy enables detection of paramagnetic centers generated in solids by ionising radiation. In the last years, the ubiquity of glass in personal utility items increased significance of fortuities retrospective dosimetry based on EPR in glass parts of mobile phones and watches. Despite of fading of the signals and their susceptibility to light, it enables dosimetry at medical triage level of 1-2 Gy. In this article information relevant for assessment of applicability and planning of the EPR dosimetry is presented-particularly at dose levels typical for radiation accidents. Reported data on fading of the radiation-induced spectral components are presented and compared. Effects of light on background spectra and on the dosimetric signals are also presented. It is concluded that when properly accounting for the fading and for the obscuring effects of light, the EPR dosimetry in glasses from mobile phones and watches can be used in dose assessment after radiation accidents.
电子顺磁共振（EPR）光谱学能够检测电离辐射在固体中产生的顺磁中心。近年来，由于玻璃在个人生活用品中的普遍存在，基于 EPR 的玻璃部件在手机和手表中的意外事后剂量学的重要性增加。尽管信号会衰减，而且容易受到光的影响，但它仍能够在 1-2Gy 的医疗分诊水平进行剂量测定。本文介绍了评估适用性和规划 EPR 剂量测定的相关信息，特别是在典型的辐射事故剂量水平下。报告了辐射诱导光谱分量衰减的数据，并进行了比较。还介绍了光对背景光谱和剂量学信号的影响。结论是，当适当地考虑到衰减和光的干扰效应时，手机和手表玻璃中的 EPR 剂量学可以在辐射事故后用于剂量评估。
