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Tuta CS, Amiot MN, Sommier L, Ioan RM. Alanine pellets comparison using EPR dosimetry in the frame of quality assurance for a Gamma Knife system in Romania. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2019.108653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Hayes RB, Abdelrahman FM. Low level EPR dosimetry of a commercial sugar. Appl Radiat Isot 2020; 157:109038. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2020.109038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2019] [Revised: 01/04/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Guesmi S, Raouafi A, Amri I, Hamzaoui AH, Boulila A, Hosni F, Sghaier H. Polyphenolic extracts from the xerophyte Rhamnus lycioides as a radiation biodosimeter. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:5661-5669. [PMID: 30484056 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-3709-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Accepted: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The majority of dosimeters currently in use are synthetic and very expensive. Therefore, the study of the dosimetric characteristics of polyphenolic extracts of xerophytes is useful because drought stress causes an increase in the production of these cheap and natural compounds containing benzene rings. Here, the polyphenolic compounds were extracted from Rhamnus lycioides which was collected from Bou-Hedma National Park in Tunisia and identified using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). We investigated the impact of cobalt-60 (60Co) irradiation (0-30 kilogray (kGy)) on the color parameters of polyphenolic extracts of R. lycioides using the Konica Minolta CR 300 portable colorimeter and UV-Visible spectroscopy. The structural and morphological characteristics of the irradiated extracts were assessed using Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Overall, our results suggest that exposure to ionizing radiation (IR) of the polyphenolic components of the xerophyte R. lycioides has produced significant dose-dependent changes in their optical and morphological properties. Thus, these extracts can be valorized as biodosimeters in the dose range from 5 to 25 kGy.
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- Sihem Guesmi
- National Agronomic Institute of Tunisia (INAT), 43, Avenue Charles Nicolle, Mahrajène, 1082, Tunis, Tunisia.
- Laboratory "Energy and Matter for Development of Nuclear Sciences" (LR16CNSTN02), National Center for Nuclear Sciences and Technology, Sidi Thabet Technopark, 2020, Sidi Thabet, Tunisia.
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- Laboratory "Energy and Matter for Development of Nuclear Sciences" (LR16CNSTN02), National Center for Nuclear Sciences and Technology, Sidi Thabet Technopark, 2020, Sidi Thabet, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie et d'Amélioration Sylvo-Pastorale, Institut National de Recherches en Genie Rural, Ariana, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Useful Materials Valuation, National Center for Research in Materials Sciences, Borj Cedria Technopark, BP 73, 8027, Soliman, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Natural Substances (LR10INRAP02), National Institute of Research and Physico-chemical Analyses, Biotech Pole of Sidi Thabet, Ariana, Tunisia
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- Laboratory "Energy and Matter for Development of Nuclear Sciences" (LR16CNSTN02), National Center for Nuclear Sciences and Technology, Sidi Thabet Technopark, 2020, Sidi Thabet, Tunisia
- Faculty of Sciences, Bisha University, Bisha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Laboratory "Energy and Matter for Development of Nuclear Sciences" (LR16CNSTN02), National Center for Nuclear Sciences and Technology, Sidi Thabet Technopark, 2020, Sidi Thabet, Tunisia.
- Associated with Laboratory "Biotechnology and Nuclear Technology" (LR16CNSTN01) and Laboratory "Biotechnology and Bio-Geo Resources Valorization" (LR11ES31), Sidi Thabet Technopark, 2020, Sidi Thabet, Tunisia.
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Korkmaz G, Dilaver M, Polat M. ESR investigation on the potential use of potassium citrate as a dosimeter material. Appl Radiat Isot 2019; 153:108828. [PMID: 31382088 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2019.108828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2018] [Revised: 07/18/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Un-irradiated potassium citrate exhibited a weak ESR singlet at g = 2.0045 ± 0.0003 with peak-to-peak line-width of ΔHpp = 0.16 mT. However, multi-resonance signals spreading over a magnetic field range of ~5 mT were observed in gamma irradiated potassium citrate. A linear function of absorbed radiation dose was found to describe well the dose-response curves of the resonance signals A, B and C in a dose range of 5-5000 Gy. Room temperature fading study showed that radiation-induced radicals in potassium citrate are highly stable but less stable when exposed to the sunlight. Three different radical species were found to describe well experimental room temperature ESR spectrum of irradiated potassium citrate. The resonance signal B can be used in measuring the accidental radiation doses and the radiation doses used in food industry, at least up to a dose of 5 kGy. Further studies were needed in order to increase the sensitivity of potassium citrate at low radiation doses.
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- Güney Korkmaz
- Department of Physics Engineering, Hacettepe University, 06800, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Physics Engineering, Hacettepe University, 06800, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Physics Engineering, Hacettepe University, 06800, Ankara, Turkey.
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Gallo S, Iacoviello G, Panzeca S, Veronese I, Bartolotta A, Dondi D, Gueli AM, Loi G, Longo A, Mones E, Marrale M. Characterization of phenolic pellets for ESR dosimetry in photon beam radiotherapy. RADIATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOPHYSICS 2017; 56:471-480. [PMID: 28929295 DOI: 10.1007/s00411-017-0716-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2017] [Accepted: 09/09/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This work deals with the dosimetric features of a particular phenolic compound (IRGANOX 1076®) for dosimetry of clinical photon beams by using electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy. After the optimization of the ESR readout parameters (namely modulation amplitude and microwave power) to maximise the signal without excessive spectrum distortions, basic dosimetric properties of laboratory-made phenolic dosimeters in pellet form, such as reproducibility, dose-response, sensitivity, linearity and dose rate dependence were investigated. The dosimeters were tested by measuring the depth dose profile of a 6 MV photon beam. A satisfactory intra-batch reproducibility of the ESR signal of the manufactured dosimeters was obtained. The ESR signal proved to increase linearly with increasing dose in the investigated dose range 1-13 Gy. The presence of an intrinsic background signal limits the minimum detectable dose to a value of approximately 0.6 Gy. Reliable and accurate assessment of the dose was achieved, independently of the dose rate. Such characteristics, together with the fact that IRGANOX 1076® is almost tissue-equivalent, and the stability of the ESR signal, make these dosimeters promising materials for ESR dosimetric applications in radiotherapy.
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- Salvatore Gallo
- Department of Physics, Università degli Studi di Milano and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare-Sezione di Milano, Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare-Sezione di Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Physics, Università degli Studi di Milano and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare-Sezione di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Università degli Studi di Pavia and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare-Sezione di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare-Sezione di Catania, Catania, Italy
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, PH3DRA Laboratories, Università degli Studi di Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Medical Physics Department, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Medical Physics Department, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare-Sezione di Catania, Catania, Italy
- Advanced Technologies Network Center (ATeN Center), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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