Golfers and UV exposures: an application of miniaturised polysulphone dosimetry
Poster
Paper/Presentation Title | Golfers and UV exposures: an application of miniaturised polysulphone dosimetry |
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Presentation Type | Poster |
Authors | Downs, Nathan (Author), Schouten, Peter (Author), Parisi, Alfio (Author) and Turner, Joanna (Author) |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 18th National Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics |
Number of Pages | 1 |
Year | 2008 |
Place of Publication | Parkville, Vic, Australia |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.aip.org.au/reports/23 |
Conference/Event | 18th National Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics |
Event Details | 18th National Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics Event Date 30 Nov 2008 to end of 05 Dec 2008 Event Location Adelaide, Australia |
Abstract | Miniaturised ultraviolet (UV) dosimeters have been manufactured from polysulphone film adhered to lightweight cardboard frames measuring 15 mm by 10 mm with a clear circular aperture of 6 mm. The polysulphone film cast to a thickness of 40 μm was calibrated to the erythemally effective ultraviolet measured by a scanning spectroradiometer (Bentham Instruments, Reading UK) located at the University of Southern Queensland Toowoomba campus. The small, flexible miniaturised UV dosimeters were attached to the vertex, forearm and upper back of golfers and office workers during a series of 9-hole golf rounds run between February through to July 2008. The calibrated erythemally effective UV exposures were compared between the office workers and golf players. Results are presented for the golfers and office workers measured over varying solar zenith angles and weather conditions. The UV exposures of both groups measured in the period are further compared to recommended thresholds of UV for daily occupational exposure and for healthy vitamin D3 synthesis. |
Keywords | golf, ultraviolet, erythema, vitamin D |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 510501. Biological physics |
510502. Medical physics | |
511099. Synchrotrons and accelerators not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | Only abstracts published in the Conference Proceedings, as supplied here. No evidence of copyright restrictions on web site. |
Byline Affiliations | Department of Biological and Physical Sciences |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9yxzy/golfers-and-uv-exposures-an-application-of-miniaturised-polysulphone-dosimetry
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