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Mohyedin MZ, Zin HM, Adenan MZ, Abdul Rahman AT. A Review of PRESAGE Radiochromic Polymer and the Compositions for Application in Radiotherapy Dosimetry. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:2887. [PMID: 35890665 PMCID: PMC9320230 DOI: 10.3390/polym14142887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Revised: 07/02/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Recent advances in radiotherapy technology and techniques have allowed a highly conformal radiation to be delivered to the tumour target inside the body for cancer treatment. A three-dimensional (3D) dosimetry system is required to verify the accuracy of the complex treatment delivery. A 3D dosimeter based on the radiochromic response of a polymer towards ionising radiation has been introduced as the PRESAGE dosimeter. The polyurethane dosimeter matrix is combined with a leuco-dye and a free radical initiator, whose colour changes in proportion to the radiation dose. In the previous decade, PRESAGE gained improvement and enhancement as a 3D dosimeter. Notably, PRESAGE overcomes the limitations of its predecessors, the Fricke gel and the polymer gel dosimeters, which are challenging to fabricate and read out, sensitive to oxygen, and sensitive to diffusion. This article aims to review the characteristics of the radiochromic dosimeter and its clinical applications. The formulation of PRESAGE shows a delicate balance between the number of radical initiators, metal compounds, and catalysts to achieve stability, optimal sensitivity, and water equivalency. The applications of PRESAGE in advanced radiotherapy treatment verifications are also discussed.
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- Muhammad Zamir Mohyedin
- School of Physics and Material Studies, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 40450, Selangor, Malaysia;
- Centre of Astrophysics & Applied Radiation, Institute of Science, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 40450, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Advanced Medical & Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Bertam, Kepala Batas 13700, Penang, Malaysia;
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- Centre of Medical Imaging, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Selangor Campus of Puncak Alam, Puncak Alam 42300, Selangor, Malaysia;
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- School of Physics and Material Studies, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 40450, Selangor, Malaysia;
- Centre of Astrophysics & Applied Radiation, Institute of Science, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 40450, Selangor, Malaysia
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Optimization of bromine-based radical initiators using leucomalachite green and solvents in PRESAGE® dosimeter. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2022.109985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Gagliardi FM, Franich RD, Geso M. Nanoparticle dose enhancement of synchrotron radiation in PRESAGE dosimeters. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 2020; 27:1590-1600. [PMID: 33147183 DOI: 10.1107/s1600577520012849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The physical absorbed dose enhancement by the inclusion of gold and bismuth nanoparticles fabricated into water-equivalent PRESAGE dosimeters was investigated. Nanoparticle-loaded water-equivalent PRESAGE dosimeters were irradiated with superficial, synchrotron and megavoltage X-ray beams. The change in optical density of the dosimeters was measured using UV-Vis spectrophotometry pre- and post-irradiation using a wavelength of 630 nm. Dose enhancement was measured for 5 nm and 50 nm monodispersed gold nanoparticles, 5-50 nm polydispersed bismuth nanoparticles, and 80 nm monodispersed bismuth nanoparticles at concentrations from 0.25 mM to 2 mM. The dose enhancement was highest for the 95.3 keV mean energy synchrotron beam (16-32%) followed by the 150 kVp superficial beam (12-21%) then the 6 MV beam (2-5%). The bismuth nanoparticle-loaded dosimeters produced a larger dose enhancement than the gold nanoparticle-loaded dosimeters in the synchrotron beam for the same concentration. For the superficial and megavoltage beams the dose enhancement was similar for both species of nanoparticles. The dose enhancement increased with nanoparticle concentration in the dosimeters; however, there was no observed nanoparticle size dependence on the dose enhancement.
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- Frank M Gagliardi
- Alfred Health Radiation Oncology, The Alfred, Commercial Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia
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- School of Science, RMIT University, La Trobe Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
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- School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Plenty Road, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia
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Gagliardi FM, Franich RD, Geso M. Dose response and stability of water equivalent PRESAGE® dosimeters for synchrotron radiation therapy dosimetry. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 63:235027. [DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aaf1f5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Gagliardi FM, Day L, Poole CM, Franich RD, Geso M. Water equivalent PRESAGE®
for synchrotron radiation therapy dosimetry. Med Phys 2018; 45:1255-1265. [DOI: 10.1002/mp.12745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2017] [Revised: 11/17/2017] [Accepted: 12/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Frank M. Gagliardi
- Alfred Health Radiation Oncology; The Alfred; Melbourne Vic 3004 Australia
- School of Health and Biomedical Sciences; RMIT University; Bundoora Vic 3083 Australia
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- School of Science; RMIT University; Melbourne Vic 3000 Australia
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- School of Science; RMIT University; Melbourne Vic 3000 Australia
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- School of Health and Biomedical Sciences; RMIT University; Bundoora Vic 3083 Australia
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Khezerloo D, Nedaie HA, Takavar A, Zirak A, Farhood B, Movahedinejhad H, Banaee N, Ahmadalidokht I, Knuap C. PRESAGE® as a solid 3-D radiation dosimeter: A review article. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2017.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Lee HJ, Roed Y, Venkataraman S, Carroll M, Ibbott GS. Investigation of magnetic field effects on the dose-response of 3D dosimeters for magnetic resonance - image guided radiation therapy applications. Radiother Oncol 2017; 125:426-432. [PMID: 28964533 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2017.08.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2017] [Revised: 08/13/2017] [Accepted: 08/29/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The strong magnetic field of integrated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and radiation treatment systems influences secondary electrons resulting in changes in dose deposition in three dimensions. To fill the need for volumetric dose quality assurance, we investigated the effects of strong magnetic fields on 3D dosimeters for MR-image-guided radiation therapy (MR-IGRT) applications. MATERIAL AND METHODS There are currently three main categories of 3D dosimeters, and the following were used in this study: radiochromic plastic (PRESAGE®), radiochromic gel (FOX), and polymer gel (BANG™). For the purposes of batch consistency, an electromagnet was used for same-day irradiations with and without a strong magnetic field (B0, 1.5T for PRESAGE® and FOX and 1.0T for BANG™). RESULTS For PRESAGE®, the percent difference in optical signal with and without B0 was 1.5% at the spectral peak of 632nm. For FOX, the optical signal percent difference was 1.6% at 440nm and 0.5% at 585nm. For BANG™, the percent difference in R2 MR signal was 0.7%. CONCLUSIONS The percent differences in responses with and without strong magnetic fields were minimal for all three 3D dosimeter systems. These 3D dosimeters therefore can be applied to MR-IGRT without requiring a correction factor.
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- Hannah J Lee
- Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, USA.
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- Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA; Department of Physics, University of Houston, USA
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- Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
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- Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, USA
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- Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA.
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Adamovics JA. Detection of therapeutic radiation in three-dimensions. Beilstein J Org Chem 2017; 13:1325-1331. [PMID: 28781698 PMCID: PMC5530604 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.13.129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2017] [Accepted: 06/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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For over the last twenty years there has been a multitude of sophisticated three-dimensional radiation delivery procedures developed which requires a corresponding verification of the impact on patients. This article reviews the state of the art in the development of chemical detectors used to characterize the three-dimensional shape of therapeutic radiation. These detectors are composed of polyurethane, radical initiator and a leuco dye, which is radiolytically oxidized to a dye absorbing at 630 nm.
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- John A Adamovics
- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physics, Rider University, 2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-3099, USA
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Alqathami M, Blencowe A, Ibbott G. Experimental determination of the influence of oxygen on the PRESAGE®dosimeter. Phys Med Biol 2016; 61:813-24. [DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/61/2/813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Gagliardi FM, Cornelius I, Blencowe A, Franich RD, Geso M. High resolution 3D imaging of synchrotron generated microbeams. Med Phys 2015; 42:6973-86. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4935410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Characterization of novel water-equivalent PRESAGE® dosimeters for megavoltage and kilovoltage x-ray beam dosimetry. RADIAT MEAS 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2015.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Teng K, Gagliardi F, Alqathami M, Ackerly T, Geso M. Dose variations caused by setup errors in intracranial stereotactic radiotherapy: A PRESAGE study. Med Dosim 2014; 39:292-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meddos.2014.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2013] [Revised: 03/24/2014] [Accepted: 04/07/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Alqathami M, Adamovics J, Benning R, Qiao G, Geso M, Blencowe A. Evaluation of ultra-sensitive leucomalachite dye derivatives for use in the PRESAGE® dosimeter. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2012.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Water equivalence evaluation of PRESAGE(®) formulations for megavoltage electron beams: a Monte Carlo study. AUSTRALASIAN PHYSICAL & ENGINEERING SCIENCES IN MEDICINE 2013; 35:455-63. [PMID: 23299985 DOI: 10.1007/s13246-012-0174-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2012] [Accepted: 12/05/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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To investigate the radiological water equivalency of three different formulations of the radiochromic, polyurethane based dosimeter PRESAGE(®) for three dimensional (3D) dosimetry of electron beams. The EGSnrc/BEAMnrc Monte Carlo package was used to model 6-20 MeV electron beams and calculate the corresponding doses delivered in the three different PRESAGE(®) formulations and water. The depth of 50 % dose and practical range of electron beams were determined from the depth dose calculations and scaling factors were calculated for these electron beams. In the buildup region, a 1.0 % difference in dose was found for all PRESAGE(®) formulations relative to water for 6 and 9 MeV electron beams while the difference was negligible for the higher energy electron beams. Beyond the buildup region (at a depth range of 22-26 mm for the 6 MeV beam and 38 mm for the 9 MeV beam), the discrepancy from water was found to be 5.0 % for the PRESAGE(®) formulations with lower halogen content than the original formulation, which was found to have a discrepancy of up to 14 % relative to water. For a 16 MeV electron beam, the dose discrepancy from water increases and reaches about 7.0 % at 70 mm depth for the lower halogen content PRESAGE(®) formulations and 20 % at 66 mm depth for the original formulation. For the 20 MeV electron beam, the discrepancy drops to 6.0 % at 90 mm depth for the lower halogen content formulations and 18 % at 85 mm depth for the original formulation. For the lower halogen content PRESAGE(®), the depth of 50 % dose and practical range of electrons differ from water by up to 3.0 %, while the range of differences from water is between 6.5 and 8.0 % for the original PRESAGE(®) formulation. The water equivalent depth scaling factor required for the original formulation of PRESAGE(®) was determined to be 1.07-1.08, which is larger than that determined for the lower halogen content formulations (1.03) over the entire beam energy range of electrons. All three of the PRESAGE(®) formulations studied require a depth scaling factor to convert depth in PRESAGE(®) to water equivalent depth for megavoltage electron beam dosimetry. Compared to the original PRESAGE(®) formulation, the lower halogen content formulations require a significantly smaller scaling factor and are thus recommended over the original PRESAGE(®) formulation for electron beam dosimetry.
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Juang T, Newton J, Niebanck M, Benning R, Adamovics J, Oldham M. Customising PRESAGE ® for diverse applications. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONFERENCE SERIES 2013; 444:012029. [PMID: 24567739 PMCID: PMC3932063 DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/444/1/012029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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PRESAGE® is a solid radiochromic dosimeter consisting of a polyurethane matrix, a triarylmethane leuco dye, and a trihalomethane initiator. Varying the composition and/or relative amounts of these constituents can affect the dose sensitivity, post-irradiation stability, and physical properties of the dosimeter. This allows customisation of PRESAGE® to meet application-specific requirements, such as low sensitivity for high dose applications, stability for remote dosimetry, optical clearing for reusability, and tissue-like elasticity for deformable dosimetry. This study evaluates five hard, non-deformable PRESAGE® formulations and six deformable PRESAGE® formulations and characterizes them for dose sensitivity and stability. Results demonstrated sensitivities in the range of 0.0029 - 0.0467 ΔOD/(Gy·cm) for hard formulations and 0.0003 - 0.0056 ΔOD/(Gy·cm) for deformable formulations. Exceptional stability was seen in both standard and low sensitivity non-deformable formulations, with promising applications for remote dosimetry. Deformable formulations exhibited potential for reusability with strong post-irradiation optical clearing. Tensile compression testing of the deformable formulations showed elastic response consistent with soft tissues, with further testing required for direct comparison. These results demonstrate that PRESAGE® dosimeters have the flexibility to be adapted for a wide spectrum of clinical applications.
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- T Juang
- Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Rider University, Lawerenceville, NJ, USA
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- Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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