Description and application of a personal ultraviolet dosimeter: a review of preliminary studies.

Abstract

Preliminary work on a dosimeter suitable for measuring UVR exposure on individual persons is described. It is based on the use of polysulfone film which, on exposure, shows a change in absorbance that is determined spectrophotometrically. The results of studies of groups of persons with vastly different degrees of solar exposure, e.g., outdoor and indoor workers and geriatric patients, and psychiatric patients with photosensitivity from phenothiazine drugs are presented. We consider the dosimeter may also be suitable for epidemiologic studies in sunlight-induced skin cancer.

• Authors: A V Challoner, M F Corbett, A Davis, B L Diffey, J F Leach, I A Magnus
• Journal: National Cancer Institute monograph (Natl Cancer Inst Monogr) Issue 50 Pg. 97-100 (Dec 1978) ISSN: 0083-1921 [Print] United States
• PMID: 38404 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antipsychotic Agents
• Phenothiazines
• Polymers
• Sulfones

Topics

• Antipsychotic Agents (adverse effects)
• Erythema (etiology)
• Film Dosimetry (instrumentation)
• Humans
• Phenothiazines
• Photosensitivity Disorders (chemically induced)
• Pilot Projects
• Polymers
• Radiation Dosage
• Skin (radiation effects)
• Sulfones
• Technology, Radiologic (instrumentation)
• Ultraviolet Rays (adverse effects)