Ultraviolet radiation thin film dosimetry: A review of properties and applications
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Article Title | Ultraviolet radiation thin film dosimetry: A review of properties and applications |
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ERA Journal ID | 15283 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Parisi, Alfio V., Downs, Nathan J., Schouten, Peter, Igoe, Damien P., Turner, Joanna, Amar, Abdurazaq, Wainwright, Lisa, Dawes, Adrian, Butler, Harry and Dekeyser, Stijn |
Journal Title | Photochemistry and Photobiology |
Number of Pages | 14 |
Year | 2024 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 0031-8655 |
1751-1097 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/php.14022 |
Web Address (URL) | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/php.14022 |
Abstract | Spectroradiometry, radiometry, and dosimetry are employed for the measurement of ultraviolet radiation (UVR) irradiance and non-ionizing exposure. Different types of UVR dosimeter have been developed for measuring personal and environmental UVR exposures since film dosimetry was pioneered in the 1970s. An important type of dosimeter is the thin film variant, which contains materials that undergo changes in optical absorbance when exposed to UVR. These changes can be measured at a specific wavelength using a spectrophotometer. Thin film dosimeters allow UVR exposure measurements on humans at various body sites during daily activities, as well as on plants, animals, and any sites of interest when utilized in a field environment. This review examines the properties and applications of five types of thin film UVR dosimeter that have different dynamic exposure limits and spectral responses. Polysulphone, with a spectral response approximating the human erythema action spectrum, was one of the first materials employed in thin film form for the measurement of UVR exposures up to 1 day, and up to 6 days with an extended dynamic range filter. Polyphenylene oxide has been characterized and employed for personal UVR exposure measurements up to approximately four summer days and has also been used for long-term underwater UVR expo-sures. Phenothiazine and 8-methoxypsoralen have been reported as suitable for the measurement of longer wavelength UVA exposures. Finally, polyvinyl chloride with an extended dynamic exposure range of over 3 weeks has been shown to have predominantly a spectral response in the UVB and extending up to 340 nm. |
Keywords | 8-methoxypsoralen; UVB; UVA; UV; polysulphone,polyvinyl chloride; polyphenylene oxide; phenothiazine; erythema; dosimeter |
Article Publishing Charge (APC) Funding | School/Centre |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 370199. Atmospheric sciences not elsewhere classified |
420699. Public health not elsewhere classified | |
519999. Other physical sciences not elsewhere classified | |
Byline Affiliations | School of Mathematics, Physics and Computing |
University of Queensland | |
UniSQ College | |
Office of Research |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/z9w8x/ultraviolet-radiation-thin-film-dosimetry-a-review-of-properties-and-applications
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