The calibration of personal dosemeters used for evaluating exposure to solar UV in the workplace.
Radiat Prot Dosimetry
; 97(4): 419-22, 2001.
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| ID: mdl-11878432
ABSTRACT
In the framework of an epidemiological study regarding the correlation between solar UV radiation exposure and skin pathologies in a population of outdoor workers, the possibility of using polysulphone film personal dosemeters to quantify the Subjects UVB exposure has been evaluated. An original experimental set-up is presented. in a preliminary version, which ill be used both for solar irradiance spectroradiometric measurements and for the reading of personal dosemeters. The polysulphone absorption is similar to the CIE erythemal response curve. Due to UVB radiation exposure, the polysulphone film dosemeters photodegrade with a measrable absorbance change. The absorbance variation after the dosemeter exposure to UV radiation has been correlated to the UVB effective dose. The calibration curve obtained by this method may be particularly useful for the evaluation of small closes. The method will be used to quantify the personal exposure of workers whose exposure conditions are characterised by high variability.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Radiometry
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Sunlight
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Ultraviolet Rays
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Calibration
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Occupational Exposure
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Radiat Prot Dosimetry
Year:
2001
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Italia