Protocol for emergency dosimetry based on EPR spectrometry on nails

Abstract

International audienceIn case of an accident involving a large number of victims, most of dosimetric techniques are limited by the necessary short delay of the answer or the invasive sampling. In this specific case, it is very important in a first time and as quick as possible to sort population according to the severity of the exposure. Nevertheless, EPR dosimetry on materials easily sampled on the victims (hairs or nails) may be a pertinent tool. In this context, the objective of this work was to study the EPR properties of nails to propose a first protocol for fast triage of population