ULTRAVIOLET DOSIMETRY IN OUTDOOR MEASUREMENTS BASED ON BACTERIOPHAGE-T7 AS A BIOSENSOR

被引:52
作者
RONTO, G
GASPAR, S
GROF, P
BERCES, A
GUGOLYA, Z
机构
[1] Institute of Biophysics, Semmelweis University of Medicine, Budapest, 1444
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D O I
10.1111/j.1751-1097.1994.tb05024.x
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A simple method has been worked out for measuring the biologically effective dose (BED) of solar radiation. The method uses phage T7 as a biosensor and it includes field measurements of global and direct UV radiation from the sun in the air; it has been applied to underwater measurements as well. Results of field measurements are presented, with discussion of the angle-dependent sensitivity of the biosensor. A model of spectral irradiance based on the measured values is presented. Relevance of the H-T7 unit-derived earlier by us from T7 phage inactivation upon UV radiation-as a measure of the BED is also discussed.
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