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Karger CP, Elter A, Dorsch S, Mann P, Pappas E, Oldham M. Validation of complex radiotherapy techniques using polymer gel dosimetry. Phys Med Biol 2024; 69:06TR01. [PMID: 38330494 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ad278f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
Abstract
Modern radiotherapy delivers highly conformal dose distributions to irregularly shaped target volumes while sparing the surrounding normal tissue. Due to the complex planning and delivery techniques, dose verification and validation of the whole treatment workflow by end-to-end tests became much more important and polymer gel dosimeters are one of the few possibilities to capture the delivered dose distribution in 3D. The basic principles and formulations of gel dosimetry and its evaluation methods are described and the available studies validating device-specific geometrical parameters as well as the dose delivery by advanced radiotherapy techniques, such as 3D-CRT/IMRT and stereotactic radiosurgery treatments, the treatment of moving targets, online-adaptive magnetic resonance-guided radiotherapy as well as proton and ion beam treatments, are reviewed. The present status and limitations as well as future challenges of polymer gel dosimetry for the validation of complex radiotherapy techniques are discussed.
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- Christian P Karger
- Department of Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology (NCRO), Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology (NCRO), Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology (NCRO), Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology (NCRO), Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Radiology & Radiotherapy Sector, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States of America
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Maeyama T, Hayashi K, Watanabe Y, Ohara M, Nakagawa S. Development of a silicone-based radio-fluorogenic dosimeter using dihydrorhodamine 6G. Phys Med 2023; 114:102684. [PMID: 37778206 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2023.102684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023] Open
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A silicon-based three-dimensional dosimeter can be formed in a free shape without a container and deformed because of its flexibility. Several studies have focused on enhancing its radiological characteristics and assessing its applicability as a quality assurance tool for image-guided and adaptive radiation therapy, considering motion and deformation. Here, we applied a fluorescence probe (dihydrorhodamine 6G, DHR6G) to a silicon elastomer as a new radiosensitive compound that converts nonfluorescent into fluorescent dyes using irradiation, and its fluorescence intensity increases linearly with the absorbed dose. In this study, we demonstrated a cost-effective synthesis method and optimized the composition conditions. The results showed that the DHR6G-SE prepared from 2.2 × 10-3 wt% DHR6G, 0.024 wt% pyridine, and a silicone elastomer (SE) (SILPOT TM 184, base/curing agent = 10/1) exhibited a linear increase in fluorescence with radiation exposure within a dose range of 0-8 Gy and a highly stable sensitivity for as long as 64 h. To demonstrate its container-less characteristics, the possibility of dosimetry for low-energy X-rays using DHR6G-SE was investigated.
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- Takuya Maeyama
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0373, Japan; RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0373, Japan
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- School of Allied Health Sciences, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0373, Japan
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- National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba-City, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute, 2-4-10 Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0064, Japan
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Qin D, Han Y, Hu L. Enhanced X-ray Dose Response of Radio-fluorescent Hydrogels Enabled by Persulfate Salts. J Fluoresc 2023; 33:2015-2021. [PMID: 36964847 PMCID: PMC10039678 DOI: 10.1007/s10895-023-03205-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/26/2023]
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Coumarin 3-carboxylic acid (CCA)-loaded radio-fluorescent hydrogels have attracted interest for ionizing radiation dosimeters, but their sensitivity needs to be improved. In this study, we added ammonium persulfate (APS) to a polyacrylamide (PAAm)-CCA hydrogel. The introduction of APS improved the hydrogel dose sensitivity to 336.02 Gy- 1, which is 1.8 times that of the counterpart without APS. Our hydrogel can measure the X-ray dose in a range of 0 - 15 Gy with a lower limit of detection (LOD) of 0.1 Gy. Additionally, the hydrogel can sense X-ray doses within a wide range of the dose rate and temperature, and the dose‒response can be well retained 7 days postirradiation. Therefore, we think this study provides a simple and robust method to improve the sensitivity of CCA hydrogel dosimeters, presenting great potential in clinical radiotherapy.
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- Danni Qin
- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
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Aboelezz E, Pogue BW. Review of nanomaterial advances for ionizing radiation dosimetry. APPLIED PHYSICS REVIEWS 2023; 10:021312. [PMID: 37304732 PMCID: PMC10249220 DOI: 10.1063/5.0134982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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There are a wide range of applications with ionizing radiation and a common theme throughout these is that accurate dosimetry is usually required, although many newer demands are provided by improved features in higher range, multi-spectral and particle type detected. Today, the array of dosimeters includes both offline and online tools, such as gel dosimeters, thermoluminescence (TL), scintillators, optically stimulated luminescence (OSL), radiochromic polymeric films, gels, ionization chambers, colorimetry, and electron spin resonance (ESR) measurement systems. Several future nanocomposite features and interpretation of their substantial behaviors are discussed that can lead to improvements in specific features, such as (1) lower sensitivity range, (2) less saturation at high range, (3) overall increased dynamic range, (4) superior linearity, (5) linear energy transfer and energy independence, (6) lower cost, (7) higher ease of use, and (8) improved tissue equivalence. Nanophase versions of TL and ESR dosimeters and scintillators each have potential for higher range of linearity, sometimes due to superior charge transfer to the trapping center. Both OSL and ESR detection of nanomaterials can have increased dose sensitivity because of their higher readout sensitivity with nanoscale sensing. New nanocrystalline scintillators, such as perovskite, have fundamentally important advantages in sensitivity and purposeful design for key new applications. Nanoparticle plasmon coupled sensors doped within a lower Zeff material have been an effective way to achieve enhanced sensitivity of many dosimetry systems while still achieving tissue equivalency. These nanomaterial processing techniques and unique combinations of them are key steps that lead to the advanced features. Each must be realized through industrial production and quality control with packaging into dosimetry systems that maximize stability and reproducibility. Ultimately, recommendations for future work in this field of radiation dosimetry were summarized throughout the review.
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- Eslam Aboelezz
- Ionizing Radiation Metrology Department, National Institute of Standards, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison 53705, USA
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Optical characterization of Fricke-methylthymol blue hydrogel dosimeter with gellan gum as physical cross-linker. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-023-08832-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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Maeyama T, Mochizuki A, Yoshida K, Fukunishi N, Ishikawa KL, Fukuda S. Radio-fluorogenic nanoclay gel dosimeters with reduced linear energy transfer dependence for carbon-ion beam radiotherapy. Med Phys 2023; 50:1073-1085. [PMID: 36335533 DOI: 10.1002/mp.16092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The precise assessment of the dose distribution of high linear energy transfer (LET) radiation remains a challenge, because the signal of most dosimeters will be saturated due to the high ionization density. Such measurements are particularly important for heavy-ion beam cancer therapy. On this basis, the present work examined the high LET effect associated with three-dimensional gel dosimetry based on radiation-induced chemical reactions. The purpose of this study was to create an ion beam radio-fluorogenic gel dosimeter with a reduced effect of LET. METHODS Nanoclay radio-fluorogenic gel (NC-RFG) dosimeters were prepared, typically containing 100 μM dihydrorhodamine 123 (DHR123) and 2.0 wt% nanoclay together with catalytic additives promoting Fenton or Fenton-like reactions. The radiological properties of NC-RFG dosimeters having different compositions in response to a carbon-ion beam were investigated using a fluorescence gel scanner. RESULTS An NC-RFG dosimeter capable of generating a fluorescence intensity distribution reflecting the carbon-ion beam dose profile was obtained. It was clarified that the reduction of the unfavorable LET dependence results from an acceleration of the reactions between DHR123 and H2 O2 , which is a molecular radiolysis product. The effects of varying the preparation conditions on the radiological properties of these gels were also examined. The optimum H2 O2 catalyst was determined to include 1 mM Fe3+ ions, and the addition of 100 mM pyridine was also found to increase the sensitivity. CONCLUSIONS This technique allows the first-ever evaluation of the depth-dose profile of a carbon-ion beam at typical therapeutic levels of several Gy without LET effect.
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- Takuya Maeyama
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan.,RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Nuclear Engineering and Management, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- QST Hospital, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Inage-ku, Chiba, Japan
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Wang K, Zhang W, Qi Y, Hu X, Zhang X, Chang S, Zhang H. Radiation‐sensitive nanogel‐incorporated Fricke hydrogel dosimeters with reduced diffusion rates. POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/pat.5904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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- Kaikai Wang
- College of Materials Science and Technology Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices Southeast University Nanjing China
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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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Mohyedin MZ, Zin HM, Hashim S, Bradley DA, Aldawood S, Alkhorayef M, Sulieman A, Abdul Rahman AT. 2D and 3D dose analysis of PRESAGE® dosimeter using a prototype 3DmicroHD-OCT imaging system. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2022.110312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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How Xylenol Orange and Ferrous Ammonium Sulphate Influence the Dosimetric Properties of PVA–GTA Fricke Gel Dosimeters: A Spectrophotometric Study. Gels 2022; 8:gels8040204. [PMID: 35448105 PMCID: PMC9025870 DOI: 10.3390/gels8040204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The development of Fricke gel (FG) dosimeters based on poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) as the gelling agent and glutaraldehyde (GTA) as the cross-linker has enabled significant improvements in the dose response and the stability over time of spatial radiation dose distributions. However, a standard procedure for preparing FG in terms of reagent concentrations is still missing in the literature. This study aims to investigate, by means of spectrophotometric analyses, how the sensitivity to the radiation dose and the range of linearity of the dose–response curve of PVA-GTA-FG dosimeters loaded with xylenol orange sodium salt (XO) are influenced by ferrous ammonium sulphate (FAS) and XO concentrations. Moreover, the effect of different concentrations of such compounds on self-oxidation phenomena in the dosimeters was evaluated. PVA-GTA-FG dosimeters were prepared using XO concentrations in the range 0.04–0.80 mM and FAS in the range 0.05–5.00 mM. The optical absorbance properties and the dose response of FG were investigated in the interval 0.0–42.0 Gy. The results demonstrate that the amount of FAS and XO determines both the sensitivity to the absorbed dose and the interval of linearity of the dose–response curve. The study suggests that the best performances of FG dosimeters for spectrophotometric analyses can be obtained using 1.00–0.40 mM and 0.200–0.166 mM concentrations of FAS and XO, respectively.
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Mizukami S, Watanabe Y, Mizoguchi T, Gomi T, Hara H, Takei H, Fukunishi N, Ishikawa KL, Fukuda S, Maeyama T. Whole Three-Dimensional Dosimetry of Carbon Ion Beams with an MRI-Based Nanocomposite Fricke Gel Dosimeter Using Rapid T1 Mapping Method. Gels 2021; 7:233. [PMID: 34940293 PMCID: PMC8701283 DOI: 10.3390/gels7040233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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MRI-based gel dosimeters are attractive systems for the evaluation of complex dose distributions in radiotherapy. In particular, the nanocomposite Fricke gel dosimeter is one among a few dosimeters capable of accurately evaluating the dose distribution of heavy ion beams. In contrast, reduction of the scanning time is a challenging issue for the acquisition of three-dimensional volume data. In this study, we investigated a three-dimensional dose distribution measurement method for heavy ion beams using variable flip angle (VFA), which is expected to significantly reduce the MRI scanning time. Our findings clarified that the whole three-dimensional dose distribution could be evaluated within the conventional imaging time (20 min) and quality of one cross-section.
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- Shinya Mizukami
- School of Allied Health Sciences, Kitasato University, Sagamihara 252-0373, Japan; (S.M.); (Y.W.); (T.G.); (H.H.)
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- School of Allied Health Sciences, Kitasato University, Sagamihara 252-0373, Japan; (S.M.); (Y.W.); (T.G.); (H.H.)
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- Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kitasato University, Sagamihara 252-0373, Japan;
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- School of Allied Health Sciences, Kitasato University, Sagamihara 252-0373, Japan; (S.M.); (Y.W.); (T.G.); (H.H.)
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- School of Allied Health Sciences, Kitasato University, Sagamihara 252-0373, Japan; (S.M.); (Y.W.); (T.G.); (H.H.)
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- Proton Medical Research Center, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba 305-8576, Japan;
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- Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, RIKEN, Saitama 351-0198, Japan;
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- Department of Nuclear Engineering and Management, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan;
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- QST Hospital, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Chiba 263-8555, Japan;
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- Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, RIKEN, Saitama 351-0198, Japan;
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Kitasato University, Sagamihara 252-0373, Japan
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Improvement of light stability of DHR123 radio fluorogenic nano clay gel dosimeter by incorporating a new dispersant. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2021.113423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Dudek M, Piotrowski M, Maras P, Jaszczak M, Kozicki M. Anisotropic diffusion of Fe ions in Fricke-XO-Pluronic F-127 and Fricke-XO-gelatine 3D radiotherapy dosimeters. Phys Med Biol 2021; 66. [PMID: 34192680 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ac101e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A new radiochromic dosimeter was examined with Raman spectroscopy and an optical approach for assessment of 3D dose distribution integrity. The acronym of the dosimeter is Fricke-XO-Pluronic F-127, where XO denotes xylenol orange; Pluronic F-127 is a copolymer matrix of poly(ethylene oxide)-block-poly(propylene oxide)-block-poly(ethylene oxide), and the dosimeter contains the components of a Fricke dosimetric solution. Two dosimeter samples in cuvettes were partially irradiated such that a radiation dose was absorbed at the bottom of the cuvettes. After irradiation, one sample was stored upside down such that the irradiated part was at the top and another one was stored with the irradiated part at the bottom. Two diffusion coefficients of ferric ion complexes with XO ([XO-Fe]+3) were calculated. They were compared with those for similar dosimeter, however with gelatine matrix instead of Pluronic F-127. The results obtained indicate an impact of the gravitational force on the diffusion of [XO-Fe]+3ions over time after irradiation and thus a possibility of severely undermining the integrity of a dose distribution in irradiated dosimeter. The conclusions drawn suggest the necessity of examination of different 3D Fricke dosimeter compositions for anisotropic diffusion of ferric ions.
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- M Dudek
- Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland
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- Medical Physics Department, Copernicus Hospital, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Informatics and Chemistry of Polymer Materials, Faculty of Materials Technologies and Textile Design, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Informatics and Chemistry of Polymer Materials, Faculty of Materials Technologies and Textile Design, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland.,GeVero Co., Lodz, Poland
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Low-Diffusion Fricke Gel Dosimeters with Core-Shell Structure Based on Spatial Confinement. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14143932. [PMID: 34300851 PMCID: PMC8304938 DOI: 10.3390/ma14143932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2021] [Revised: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The diffusion of ferric ions is an important challenge to limit the application of Fricke gel dosimeters in accurate three-dimensional dose verification of modern radiotherapy. In this work, low-diffusion Fricke gel dosimeters, with a core-shell structure based on spatial confinement, were constructed by utilizing microdroplet ultrarapid freezing and coating technology. Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), with its excellent hydrophobicity, was coated on the surface of the pellets. The concentration gradient of the ferric ion was realized through shielding half of a Co-60 photon beam field size, and ion diffusion was measured by both ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry and magnetic resonance imaging. No diffusion occurred between the core-shell pellets, even at 96 h after irradiation, and the diffusion length at the irradiation boundary was limited to the diameter (2-3 mm) of the pellets. Furthermore, Monte Carlo calculations were conducted to study dosimetric properties of the core-shell dosimeter, which indicated that a PDMS shell hardly affected the performance of the dosimeter.
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Medical application of particle and heavy ion transport code system PHITS. Radiol Phys Technol 2021; 14:215-225. [PMID: 34195914 DOI: 10.1007/s12194-021-00628-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Revised: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The Particle and Heavy Ion Transport code System (PHITS) is a general-purpose Monte Carlo simulation code that has been applied in various areas of medical physics. These include application in different types of radiotherapy, shielding calculations, application to radiation biology, and research and development of medical tools. In this article, the useful features of PHITS are explained by referring to actual examples of various medical applications.
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Moussous O. Characterization of ferrous-agarose-xylenol gel dosimeter at 60Co γ-rays beam therapy unit. Radiol Phys Technol 2021; 14:105-112. [PMID: 33387357 DOI: 10.1007/s12194-020-00600-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Revised: 11/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Fricke gel dosimetry is a valuable technique used for recording 3D dose distribution in radiotherapy. Herein, we present the dosimetric characteristics of a synthesized ferrous-agarose-xylenol orange gel dosimeter in a clinical 60Co beam. Experimental data were obtained using a secondary standards dosimetry laboratory 60Co therapy unit. The dosimeter was calibrated using the ionization chamber as a reference, and its total mass attenuation coefficient, absorption spectrum, optical density-dose relationship, sensitivity, and dose rate dependency were evaluated. The potentiality of the ferrous-agarose-xylenol gel dosimeter was investigated to measure output factors for different field sizes. The gel dosimeter readings were measured using a spectrophotometer. The ferrous-agarose-xylenol gel dosimeter exhibited a linearity in the range of 3-15 Gy, indicating that the dosimeter is tissue-equivalent and dose rate-independent and yield reproducible results. The measured output factors and those published in the literature showed good agreement.
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- Ouiza Moussous
- Secondary Standard Dosimetry Laboratory, Nuclear Research Center of Algiers, 02 Boulevard Frantz Fanon, B.P.399, Algiers, Algeria.
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Dosimetric properties of sulfosalicylic acid-ferrous-polyvinyl alcohol-glutaraldehyde hydrogel dosimeters using magnetic and optical techniques. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2020.109106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Watanabe Y, Maeyama T, Mochizuki A, Mizukami S, Hayashi SI, Terazaki T, Muraishi H, Takei H, Gomi T, Shimono T. Verification of dose distribution in high-dose-rate brachytherapy using a nanoclay-based radio-fluorogenic gel dosimeter. Phys Med Biol 2020; 65:175008. [PMID: 32485693 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ab98d2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Dose distributions have become more complex with the introduction of image-guided brachytherapy in high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy treatments. Therefore, to correctly execute HDR, conducting a quality assurance programme for the remote after-loading system and verifying the dose distribution in the patient treatment plan are necessary. The characteristics of the dose distribution of HDR brachytherapy are that the dose is high near the source and rapidly drops when the distance from the source increases. Therefore, a measurement tool corresponding to the characteristic is required. In this study, using an Iridium-192 (Ir-192) source, we evaluated the basic characteristics of a nanoclay-based radio-fluorogenic gel (NC-RFG) dosimeter that is a fluorescent gel dosimeter using dihydrorhodamine 123 hydrochloride as a fluorescent probe. The two-dimensional dose distribution measurements were performed at multiple source positions to simulate a clinical plan. Fluorescence images of the irradiated NC-RFG were obtained at a high resolution (0.04 mm pixel-1) using a gel scanner with excitation at 465 nm. Good linearity was confirmed up to a dose range of 100 Gy without dose rate dependence. The dose distribution measurement at the five-point source position showed good agreement with the treatment planning system calculation. The pass ratio by gamma analysis was 92.1% with a 2%/1 mm criterion. The NC-RFG dosimeter demonstrates to have the potential of being a useful tool for quality assurance of the dose distribution delivered by HDR brachytherapy. Moreover, compared with conventional gel dosimeters such as polymer gel and Fricke gel dosimeters it solves the problems of diffusion, dose rate dependence and inhibition of oxygen-induced reactions. Furthermore, it facilitates dose data to be read in a short time after irradiation, which is useful for clinical use.
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- Yusuke Watanabe
- School of Allied Health Sciences, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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Mochizuki A, Maeyama T, Watanabe Y, Mizukami S. Sensitivity enhancement of DHR123 radio-fluorogenic nanoclay gel dosimeter by incorporating surfactants and halogenides. RSC Adv 2020; 10:28798-28806. [PMID: 35520075 PMCID: PMC9055799 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra02717k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Dosimetry of spatial dose distribution of ionizing radiation in tissue equivalent materials is particularly important for cancer radiotherapy. Here, we describe a radio-fluorogenic gel-based dosimeter that has achieved 16 times higher sensitivity by incorporating surfactants and halogenides. The gel dosimeters were prepared from dihydrorhodamine 123 (DHR123) and small amounts of nano-sized clay and a radiosensitizer. By comprehensively changing the type of additives for the sensitizer (three surfactants: Triton X-100, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, and three halogenides: trichloroacetic acid, tribromoacetic acid and 2,2,2-trichloroethanol), the increase in sensitivity can be explained by an increase in relative fluorescence quantum yield and an increase in radiation chemical yield. These highly sensitive gel dosimeters also show dose rate independent sensitivity under irradiation at 0.64 and 0.77 Gy min−1 using a 6 MV X-ray therapeutic beam from the medical linac. Dosimetry of spatial dose distribution of ionizing radiation in tissue equivalent materials using high sensitive radio-fluorogenic gel dosimeter using DHR123 with sensitizer. (Radiation therapy planning image courtesy of Varian Medical Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.)![]()
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- Anri Mochizuki
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Kitasato University 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami Sagamihara Kanagawa 252-0373 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Kitasato University 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami Sagamihara Kanagawa 252-0373 Japan
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- School of Allied Health Sciences, Kitasato University 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami Sagamihara Kanagawa 252-0373 Japan
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- School of Allied Health Sciences, Kitasato University 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami Sagamihara Kanagawa 252-0373 Japan
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Zhao S, Wu X, Hu X, Chang S, Zhang H. Influence of embedded boron nitride nanosheets on Fe3+ diffusion in Fricke gel dosimeter and its response to γ rays. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-020-07071-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Coulaud J, Stien C, Gonneau E, Fiallo M, Brumas V, Sharrock P. A new spectroscopic method for measuring ferric diffusion coefficient in gelatin-based dosimeter gels. Biomed Phys Eng Express 2019. [DOI: 10.1088/2057-1976/ab50ce] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Smith ST, Boase NRB, Masters KS, Hosokawa K, Asena A, Crowe SB, Kairn T, Trapp JV. A very low diffusion Fricke gel dosimeter with functionalised xylenol orange-PVA (XOPVA). Phys Med Biol 2019; 64:205017. [PMID: 31505477 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ab430c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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A gel dosimeter has been developed utilising a recently reported system for reducing Fe3+ diffusion in a Fricke gel dosimeter which chelates xylenol orange to the gelling agent poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA). Formulations were investigated using both gelatin and PVA as the gelling agent, along with the inclusion of glyoxal. The resulting gel had an optical density dose response of 0.0031 Gy-1, an auto-oxidation rate of 0.000 23 h-1, and a diffusion rate of 0.132 mm2 h-1 which is a significant improvement over previously reported gelatin based Fricke gel dosimeters. The gel was also shown to be energy and dose-rate independent and could be reused after irradiation. Thus, this gel dosimeter has the potential to provide a safe and practical solution to three dimensional radiation dosimetry in the medical environment.
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- S T Smith
- School of Chemistry, Physics, and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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Eyadeh MM, Rabaeh KA, Aldweri FM, Al-Shorman MY, Alheet SM, Awad SI, Hailat TF. Nuclear magnetic resonance analysis of a chemically cross-linked ferrous-methylthymol blue-polyvinyl alcohol radiochromic gel dosimeter. Appl Radiat Isot 2019; 153:108812. [PMID: 31336352 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2019.108812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2018] [Revised: 07/04/2019] [Accepted: 07/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A new formulation of hydrogel dosimeter consisting of ferrous-methylthymol blue (MTB)-polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) cross-linked chemically with glutaraldehyde (GTA) was studied and evaluated by nuclear magnetic resonance analysis by means of the R2 spin-spin relaxation rate. Previous optical studies of this transparent solid chemically cross-linked gel showed important dosimetric features in terms of sensitivity, auto-oxidation rate, and diffusion. This study shows that the MTB-PVA-GTA dosimeter has a reproducible linear dose response up to 40 Gy. For the optimum formulation of 0.1 mM MTB, 2.5% PVA, and 26.6 mM GTA, the measured R2 sensitivity was higher than that of traditional natural matrix-containing gels (MTB-gelatin) and all other reported PVA gel-based radiochromic dosimeters with MTB, xylenol orange (XO), or GTA (MTB-PVA, XO-PVA, XO-PVA-GTA). Additionally, the auto-oxidation rate was approximately ten times lower than that of the Fricke-MTB-gelatin system, which is consistent with the spectrophotometry results. The results of the independent experimental spectrophotometry and nuclear magnetic resonance analyses indicate that the transparent cross-linked dosimeter has good and consistent dosimetric features.
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- Molham M Eyadeh
- Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Yarmouk University, Irbid, 21163, Jordan
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- Medical Imaging Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, 13115, Jordan.
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- Physics Department, Faculty of Science, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, 13115, Jordan
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- Radiotherapy Department, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, 11941, Jordan
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- Biomedical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, 13115, Jordan
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- Doctoral School of Physics, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary and Radiation Biophysics Group, MTA Centre for Energy Research, Budapest, 1518, Hungary
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Vedelago J, Quiroga A, Triviño S, Mattea F, Valente M. Parameter estimation and mathematical modeling of the diffusion process of a benzoic acid infused Fricke gel dosimeter. Appl Radiat Isot 2019; 151:89-95. [PMID: 31158711 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2019.04.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2018] [Revised: 04/23/2019] [Accepted: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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This work presents a mathematical model implementation for studying the diffusion process of ferric ions in post-irradiated Fricke gel dosimeters. Fricke gel samples were manufactured in layers for their analysis by optical transmission imaging and benzoic acid was incorporated to improve their radiosensitivity. The developed method consists on designing the dosimeters with a suitable composition for their optical analysis which allows accurate measurements in a wide dose range with noticeable linear responses with an average linear correlation coefficient of r2=0.993. The developed algorithm calculates the diffusion coefficient by means of an inverse problem formulation. Moreover, the proposed method is capable of modeling time-dependent physical properties and evolution over time of the irradiated dosimeters accurately and comparable with experimentally measured data. The obtained results evince the complexity of the diffusion phenomena in this type of materials and the capacity of the proposed method to provide a reliable quantification of the diffusion coefficient as a scalar approximation of the diffusion tensor. The obtained diffusion coefficient varies from 1.21 to 1.61 mm2/h with uncertainties lower than 2%. The model is also transferable to other diffusion driven systems and the numerical solving method can also be adapted to solve diffusion calculation based on other theoretical approaches.
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- José Vedelago
- Instituto de Física Enrique Gaviola (IFEG), CONICET, Córdoba, Argentina; Laboratorio de Investigación e Instrumentación en Física Aplicada a la Medicina e Imágenes por Rayos X (LIIFAMIRx), FAMAF-UNC, Córdoba, Argentina.
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- Laboratorio de Investigación e Instrumentación en Física Aplicada a la Medicina e Imágenes por Rayos X (LIIFAMIRx), FAMAF-UNC, Córdoba, Argentina; Departamento de Matemática, CRUB-UNCo, Río Negro, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Investigación e Instrumentación en Física Aplicada a la Medicina e Imágenes por Rayos X (LIIFAMIRx), FAMAF-UNC, Córdoba, Argentina; Centro Atómico Ezeiza (CAE), Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica (CNEA), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Córdoba, Argentina; Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ingeniería de Procesos y Química Aplicada (IPQA), CONICET, Córdoba, Argentina; Laboratorio de Investigación e Instrumentación en Física Aplicada a la Medicina e Imágenes por Rayos X (LIIFAMIRx), FAMAF-UNC, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Instituto de Física Enrique Gaviola (IFEG), CONICET, Córdoba, Argentina; Laboratorio de Investigación e Instrumentación en Física Aplicada a la Medicina e Imágenes por Rayos X (LIIFAMIRx), FAMAF-UNC, Córdoba, Argentina; Centro de Física e Ingeniería en Medicina - CFIM & Departamento de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile.
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Al Naim A, Alnaim N, Ibrahim SS, Metwally S. Effect of gamma irradiation on the mechanical properties of PVC/ZnO polymer nanocomposite. JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH AND APPLIED SCIENCES 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jrras.2017.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- King Faisal University, Physics Department, Saudi Arabia
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- King Faisal University, Physics Department, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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Maeyama T, Hase S. Nanoclay gel-based radio-fluorogenic gel dosimeters using various fluorescence probes. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2018.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Rabaeh KA, Eyadeh MM, Hailat TF, Aldweri FM, Alheet SM, Eid RM. Characterization of ferrous-methylthymol blue-polyvinyl alcohol gel dosimeters using nuclear magnetic resonance and optical techniques. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2018.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Eyadeh MM, Rabaeh KA, Hailat TF, Aldweri FM. Evaluation of ferrous Methylthymol blue gelatin gel dosimeters using nuclear magnetic resonance and optical techniques. RADIAT MEAS 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2017.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Abdelgawad MH, Soliman YS, ElGohry MI, Eldib AA, Ma CMC, Desouky OS. Measurements of radiotherapy dosimetric parameters using Fricke gel dosimeter. Biomed Phys Eng Express 2017. [DOI: 10.1088/2057-1976/aa6a20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Penev KI, Mequanint K. Multifactorial study and kinetics of signal development in ferrous-methylthymol blue-gelatin gel dosimeters. Med Phys 2017; 44:1948-1957. [DOI: 10.1002/mp.12201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2016] [Revised: 02/06/2017] [Accepted: 02/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- Kalin I. Penev
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering; The University of Western Ontario; London ON Canada N6A5B9
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering; The University of Western Ontario; London ON Canada N6A5B9
- Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program; The University of Western Ontario; London ON Canada N6A5B9
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Maeyama T, Fukunishi N, Ishikawa KL, Fukasaku K, Fukuda S. Organic-Gelatin-Free Nanocomposite Fricke Gel Dosimeter. J Phys Chem B 2017; 121:4238-4246. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b11936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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- Takuya Maeyama
- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department
of Chemistry, School of Science, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato,
Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0373, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department
of Nuclear Engineering and Management, Graduate School
of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department
of Neurosurgery, Himon’ya Hospital, 2-9-5 Minami, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-0013, Japan
- Advanced Center for Computing and Communication, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Radiation
Quality Control Section, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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Maeyama T, Fukunishi N, Ishikawa KL, Fukasaku K, Fukuda S. Radiological properties of nanocomposite Fricke gel dosimeters for heavy ion beams. JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH 2016; 57:318-324. [PMID: 26968632 PMCID: PMC4915547 DOI: 10.1093/jrr/rrw025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2015] [Revised: 02/04/2016] [Accepted: 02/09/2016] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The radiological properties of nanocomposite Fricke gel (NC-FG) dosimeters prepared with different concentrations of nano-clay, perchloric acid and ferrous ions in deaerated conditions were investigated under carbon and argon ion beam irradiation covering a linear-energy-transfer (LET) range of 10 to 3000 eV/nm. We found that NC-FG exhibits radiological properties distinct from those of conventional Fricke gel. The radiation sensitivity of NC-FG is independent of the LET and is nearly constant even at very high LET (3000 eV/nm) values in the Bragg peak region of the argon ion beam. In addition, whereas conventional Fricke gel dosimeters only operate under acidic conditions, NC-FG dosimeters function under both acidic and neutral conditions. The radiation sensitivity decreases with decreasing nano-clay concentration in NC-FG, which indicates that the nano-clay plays a vital role in the radiation-induced oxidation of Fe(2.)
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- Takuya Maeyama
- Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Nuclear Engineering and Management, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Himon'ya Hospital, 2-9-5 Minami, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-0013, Japan Advanced Center for Computing and Communication, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Research Center for Charged Particle Therapy, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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Furuta T, Maeyama T, Ishikawa KL, Fukunishi N, Fukasaku K, Takagi S, Noda S, Himeno R, Hayashi S. Comparison between Monte Carlo simulation and measurement with a 3D polymer gel dosimeter for dose distributions in biological samples. Phys Med Biol 2015; 60:6531-46. [PMID: 26266894 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/60/16/6531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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In this research, we used a 135 MeV/nucleon carbon-ion beam to irradiate a biological sample composed of fresh chicken meat and bones, which was placed in front of a PAGAT gel dosimeter, and compared the measured and simulated transverse-relaxation-rate (R2) distributions in the gel dosimeter. We experimentally measured the three-dimensional R2 distribution, which records the dose induced by particles penetrating the sample, by using magnetic resonance imaging. The obtained R2 distribution reflected the heterogeneity of the biological sample. We also conducted Monte Carlo simulations using the PHITS code by reconstructing the elemental composition of the biological sample from its computed tomography images while taking into account the dependence of the gel response on the linear energy transfer. The simulation reproduced the experimental distal edge structure of the R2 distribution with an accuracy under about 2 mm, which is approximately the same as the voxel size currently used in treatment planning.
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- T Furuta
- Nuclear Science and Engineering Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 2-4 Shirakata-Shirane, Tokai-mura, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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Radiological characteristics of MRI-based VIP polymer gel under carbon beam irradiation. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2014.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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de Oliveira LN, de Almeida A, Caldas LV. Fricke gel diffusion coefficient measurements for applications in radiotherapy level dosimetry. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2014.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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