TITLE:
The Use of Microcontrollers by Scientists in Experimental Research Applications
AUTHORS:
J. L. Genicot
KEYWORDS:
Microelectronics, External Dosimetry, Experimental Research, USB Card
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology,
Vol.5 No.1,
January
8,
2015
ABSTRACT: If the microcontrollers
are devices quite easy to use for experts in electronics, a scientist devoted
to different research topics from digital electronics is generally totally
unable to develop and use these complex components. Most of the time, the
researcher is looking for simple devices able to control different parameters
during his experimentation. He is obliged in this case to request the
intervention of an expert in electronics to develop such a device and the
result is sometimes different from the precise initial requirement. Nowadays,
it is possible to find on the market, simple units able to satisfy the
requirements of the scientist and easy enough to be manipulated by him in
specific applications. The purpose of this paper is to present some of these devices
and to compare their possibilities and the ways to use them. These devices are
compared in optically stimulated dosimetry with applications found in external
dosimetry, interventional radiology, nuclear medicine and space dosimetry.