Dose response of xylitol and sorbitol for EPR retrospective dosimetry with applications to chewing gum

作者:Israelsson A*; Gustafsson H; Lund E
来源:Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 2013, 154(2): 133-141.
DOI:10.1093/rpd/ncs174

摘要

The purpose of this investigation was to study the radiation-induced electron paramagnetic resonance signal in sweeteners xylitol and sorbitol for use in retrospective dosimetry. For both sweeteners and chewing gum, the signal changed at an interval of 184 d after irradiation with minimal changes after 48 d. A dependence on storage conditions was noticed and the exposure of the samples to light and humidity was therefore minimised. Both the xylitol and sorbitol signals showed linearity with dose in the measured dose interval, 020 Gy. The dose-response measurements for the chewing gum resulted in a decision threshold of 0.38 Gy and a detection limit of 0.78 Gy. A blind test illustrated the possibility of using chewing gums as a retrospective dosemeter with an uncertainty in the dose determination of 0.17 Gy (1 SD).

  • 出版日期2013-4

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