Optically stimulated luminescence dosimetry on mobile phone back protective glass

Abstract

Protective glasses from the back of modern smartphones were tested as potential emergency dosimeters using optically stimulated luminescence (OSL). The glasses were shown to exhibit several favorable dosimetric properties including a strong sensitivity to radiation, a linear dose-response relationship from 0.1 to 8 ​Gy, a 3% reproducibility, and a minimum detectable dose in the low tens of milligray, even after significant fading. The OSL signal was observed to lose ~78% and ~90% of the original intensity over 1 ​h and 1 week, respectively; however, a fading curve was developed to correct for any such signal loss. A dose-recovery test demonstrated that reconstructed doses were capable of accuracies within 20%.

Keywords

• Optically stimulated luminescence
• Emergency dosimetry
• Protective glass