Issue 9, 2010

Phenothiazine UVA dosimeter: characteristics and performance

Abstract

This paper provides an overview of the characteristics of a phenothiazine-mylar dosimeter which can be used as an effective solar UVA exposure assessment tool. This dosimeter is sensitive to UVA wavelengths (315–400 nm); its performance has been characterized in a series of tests such as (a) UVA exposure response (dose-response), (b) temperature stability of the response, (c) impact of long term storage, and (d) angular response. There is no effect of long term storage post-exposure and no effect of temperature up to 30 °C. For angles up to 70°, the cosine error of the normalized UVA is less than approximately 0.1. These characterizations have confirmed the reliability and reproducibility of a phenothiazine-mylar combined dosimeter as an effective solar UVA exposure tool for field-based studies of the UVA exposures to population groups.

Graphical abstract: Phenothiazine UVA dosimeter: characteristics and performance

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
16 Apr 2010
Accepted
30 Jun 2010
First published
22 Jul 2010

Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010,9, 1224-1227

Phenothiazine UVA dosimeter: characteristics and performance

K. Jia, A. V. Parisi and M. G. Kimlin, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1224 DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00094A

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