A review on the ability of smartphones to detect ultraviolet (UV) radiation and their potential to be used in UV research and for public education purposes

Turner, Joanna; Igoe, Damien P.; Parisi, Alfio V.; McGonigle, Andrew J. S.; Amar, Abdurazaq; Wainwright, Lisa

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135873

Cited by 41 publications

(35 citation statements)

References 96 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…From 2012 to 2015, the number of individuals who use portable electronic devices for accessing health information increased from 38 to 86% [100]. Moreover, there is public interest in receiving sun protection advice electronically [100,101]. Since the studies covering this topic prior to 2011 have been extensively described, the following descriptions relate only to technology-based UVI interventions outside of the workplace published since 2011.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Solar Ultraviolet Exposure in Individuals Who Perform Outdoor Sport Activities

et al. 2020

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the USA. Therefore, it is important to review the contribution of ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure to skin cancer in individuals with the highest risk. Documenting the relationship between outdoor sports solar ultraviolet exposure and their risk of skin cancer along with appropriate risk mitigation strategies can help inform clinicians of practical information for counseling sun protective behaviors in this population. Methods: We conducted a review of the current evidence using PubMed to answer the following research questions: (1) How is ultraviolet radiation measured? (2) What is the modern utility of the ultraviolet index in modifying recreational sun protection behaviors? (3) What is the risk of developing skin cancer for outdoor sport participants? (4) What is the prevalence of skin cancer in sport participants? and (5) Is the number of nevi and solar lentigines elevated in outdoor sport participants? Results: Based on the literature, individuals who practice outdoor sport-related activities receive high ultraviolet radiation exposure, have a high risk for skin cancer, have a high prevalence for pigmented lesions, and may benefit from electronic sun protection educational interventions. Conclusions: Individuals who practice outdoor sports experience substantially higher ultraviolet radiation exposure, routinely exceed the recommended exposure limits, and are at a higher risk of developing skin cancer. Therefore, those who are frequently engaged in outdoor leisure activities should be coached about efficient sun protective practices and relevant mobile technologies that may facilitate adherence.

show abstract

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Solar Ultraviolet Exposure in Individuals Who Perform Outdoor Sport Activities

et al. 2020

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…En las figuras 4, 5 y 6 se muestras la comparación de datos medidos por la App móvil, modelo TUV y estación meteorológica, donde se observa que los valores extremos se dan durante las 11:00am a 14:00am, por lo cual se sugiere tomar precauciones durante ese intervalo de tiempo. Los resultados de la tabla 1, muestran una buena correlación lineal de los datos obtenidos por la App móvil, lo cual confirma que es posible implementar aplicaciones móviles con el objetivo de calcular valores de índice UV en tiempo real, con la finalidad de informar a la usuaria de la APPs y de esta forma tomar sus precauciones, lo cual está de acuerdo a los trabajos [10]- [13], [33].…”

Section: Resultados Y Discusionesunclassified

“…Fahrni [12] desarrolla una App móvil que se conecta en forma inalámbrica con una unidad de detección corporal de la radiación solar, y el teléfono inteligente se comporta como una interfaz de usuario. Turner [13] realiza una revisión sobre la capacidad de los teléfonos inteligentes para detectar radiación ultravioleta con propósitos de educación. Nuestra investigación permite estimar el índice de radiación ultravioleta, insitu en la región de Puno, tomando como parámetros la ubicación geográfica, si como las características del tipo de cielo que se presenta.…”

Section: Introductionunclassified

Aplicación móvil para determinar el índice ultravioleta

Huaman¹,

Tito²,

Ramos³

et al. 2020

Proceedings of the 18th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education, and Technology: Engineering, Integrat

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Prolonged exposure to UV radiation is harmful and causes skin cancer. Currently, interested people get their UV radiation information from the weather forecast, which has a rough estimate and average for a given region. The research focuses on developing a mobile application using the mobile application development methodology with the objective of calculating UV index values in real time, considering the geographical position and time. The evaluation of the values calculated by the mobile application were validated by linear correlation with data obtained by the TUV model and measured by the meteorological station, obtaining values greater than 0.993 for both comparisons. It is determined that extreme values are presented between the hours of 11am to 14pm. Concluding that it is possible to implement mobile applications to determine UV index values for the Puno region.

show abstract

“…It is widely recognized that backside-illuminated CMOS sensors are also sensitive to UV, so that the incident irradiation on the photodiodes is converted into an electric current, its magnitude depending on the spectral sensitivity response of the photodiode and the incident irradiation intensity [49]. Figure 5 shows the spectral response curves of the Sony IMX29 camera.…”

Section: The Low-cost 8 Mp Cmos Imaging Sensormentioning

confidence: 99%

Experimental Study of Visual Corona under Aeronautic Pressure Conditions Using Low-Cost Imaging Sensors

Riba

Gómez-Pau

Moreno-Eguilaz

2020

Sensors

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Visual corona tests have been broadly applied for identifying the critical corona points of diverse high-voltage devices, although other approaches based on partial discharge or radio interference voltage measurements are also widely applied to detect corona activity. Nevertheless, these two techniques must be applied in screened laboratories, which are scarce and expensive, require sophisticated instrumentation, and typically do not allow location of the discharge points. This paper describes the detection of the visual corona and location of the critical corona points of a sphere-plane gap configurations under different pressure conditions ranging from 100 to 20 kPa, covering the pressures typically found in aeronautic environments. The corona detection is made with a low-cost CMOS imaging sensor from both the visible and ultraviolet (UV) spectrum, which allows detection of the discharge points and their locations, thus significantly reducing the complexity and costs of the instrumentation required while preserving the sensitivity and accuracy of the measurements. The approach proposed in this paper can be applied in aerospace applications to prevent the arc tracking phenomenon, which can lead to catastrophic consequences since there is not a clear protection solution, due to the low levels of leakage current involved in the pre-arc phenomenon.

show abstract

A review on the ability of smartphones to detect ultraviolet (UV) radiation and their potential to be used in UV research and for public education purposes

Cited by 41 publications

References 96 publications

Solar Ultraviolet Exposure in Individuals Who Perform Outdoor Sport Activities

Solar Ultraviolet Exposure in Individuals Who Perform Outdoor Sport Activities

Aplicación móvil para determinar el índice ultravioleta

Experimental Study of Visual Corona under Aeronautic Pressure Conditions Using Low-Cost Imaging Sensors

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About