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Emergency Dose Estimation Using Optically Stimulated Luminescence from Human Tooth Enamel.

S Sholom¹, R Dewitt, S L Simon

¹Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA.

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|September 28, 2011

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Human teeth can serve as emergency Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) dosimeters for radiation dose assessment. This method can detect low radiation doses within 24 hours, crucial for medical triage.

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Area of Science:

Medical Physics
Radiation Dosimetry
Biomaterials

Background:

Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) is a method for measuring absorbed radiation dose.
Human teeth possess mineralized structures that may retain a dosimetric signal.
Developing novel, accessible dosimetry methods is critical for radiation incident response.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the feasibility of using human teeth as emergency Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) dosimeters.
To assess the sensitivity, variability, and signal fading characteristics of tooth OSL.

Main Methods:

Utilized multiple human teeth samples with a custom-built sensitive OSL reader.
Exposed teeth to known doses of (60)Co-equivalent radiation, X-ray, beta, and UV.
Analyzed OSL signal intensity, decay curves, and fading characteristics.

Main Results:

Measured (60)Co-equivalent doses as low as 27 mGy immediately after exposure.
Determined a 53% inter-individual variability in OSL sensitivity.
Observed distinct OSL curve shapes for different radiation types (X-ray/beta vs. UV).
Characterized typical OSL signal fading with fast (12 min) and slow (14 h) components.

Conclusions:

Human teeth are viable emergency OSL dosimeters for radiation dose assessment.
The developed OSL technique meets medical triage requirements for detection within 24 hours post-exposure.
Further research may refine tooth OSL dosimetry for broader applications.