Miniature personal uv solar dosimeter: small light-powered meter measures accumulated radiation in the ultraviolet or other selected regions. NTIS tech note
This citation summarizes a one-page announcement of technology available for utilization. A miniature integrating light meter originally developed for use in space has many other possible applications. Small enough to be worn unobtrusively, it can measure accurately the radiation dose accumulated for a few minutes or over a period of weeks. It can measure total light or selected wave bands, such as UV or IR. The primary practical advantages of the dosimeter are its potentially low cost, small size, accuracy, and adaptability to specific wave-band measurements. Medical applications suggested include as a research tool for studies of skin cancer, vitamin D production, and jaundice and for possible use in conjuction with the treatments involving Sunlight exposure. It could be further used to measure integrated Sunlight for solar-energy design, for agriculture and meteorology, and to study and monitor the stability of materials and environmental and occupatinal lighting. The meter uses a planar-diffused silicon photovoltaic detector as a sensor and a commercially available electrochemical coulometer to measure light accumulation....FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Contact: Inquiries concerning nonexclusive or exclusive license for its commercial development should be addressed to the Patent Counsel, Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA. Refer To LAR-12469.
- Research Organization:
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5546416
- Report Number(s):
- PB-81-971028
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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