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Rabaeh KA, Hammoudeh IME, Eyadeh MM. Novel polymer gel dosimeters based on N-Vinylcaprolactam for medical dosimetry. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-022-08361-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Development and Application of MAGIC-f Gel in Cancer Research and Medical Imaging. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/app11177783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Much of the complex medical physics work requires radiation dose delivery, which requires dosimeters to accurately measure complex three-dimensional dose distribution with good spatial resolution. MAGIC-f polymer gel is one of the emerging new dosimeters widely used in medical physics research. The purpose of this study was to present an overview of polymer gel dosimetry, using MAGIC-f gel, including its composition, manufacture, imaging, calibration, and application to medical physics research. In this review, the history of polymer gel development is presented, along with the applications so far. Moreover, the most important experiments/applications of MAGIC-f polymer gel are discussed to illustrate the behavior of gel on different conditions of irradiation, imaging, and manufacturing techniques. Finally, various future works are suggested based on the past and present works on MAGIC-f gel and polymer gel in general, with the hope that these bits of knowledge can provide important clues for future research on MAGIC-f gel as a dosimeter.
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Moftah B, Basfar AA, Almousa AA, Al Kafi AM, Rabaeh KA. Novel 3D polymer gel dosimeters based on N-(3-Methoxypropyl)acrylamide (NMPAGAT) for quality assurance in radiation oncology. RADIAT MEAS 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2020.106372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Bradley D, Siti Shafiqah A, Siti Rozaila Z, Sabtu SN, Abdul Sani S, Alanazi AH, Jafari S, Amouzad Mahdiraji G, Mahamd Adikan F, Maah M, Nisbet A, Tamchek N, Abdul Rashid H, Alkhorayef M, Alzimami K. Developments in production of silica-based thermoluminescence dosimeters. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2016.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Watanabe Y, Warmington L, Gopishankar N. Three-dimensional radiation dosimetry using polymer gel and solid radiochromic polymer: From basics to clinical applications. World J Radiol 2017; 9:112-125. [PMID: 28396725 PMCID: PMC5368627 DOI: 10.4329/wjr.v9.i3.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2016] [Revised: 12/31/2016] [Accepted: 01/16/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Accurate dose measurement tools are needed to evaluate the radiation dose delivered to patients by using modern and sophisticated radiation therapy techniques. However, the adequate tools which enable us to directly measure the dose distributions in three-dimensional (3D) space are not commonly available. One such 3D dose measurement device is the polymer-based dosimeter, which changes the material property in response to radiation. These are available in the gel form as polymer gel dosimeter (PGD) and ferrous gel dosimeter (FGD) and in the solid form as solid plastic dosimeter (SPD). Those are made of a continuous uniform medium which polymerizes upon irradiation. Hence, the intrinsic spatial resolution of those dosimeters is very high, and it is only limited by the method by which one converts the dose information recorded by the medium to the absorbed dose. The current standard methods of the dose quantification are magnetic resonance imaging, optical computed tomography, and X-ray computed tomography. In particular, magnetic resonance imaging is well established as a method for obtaining clinically relevant dosimetric data by PGD and FGD. Despite the likely possibility of doing 3D dosimetry by PGD, FGD or SPD, the tools are still lacking wider usages for clinical applications. In this review article, we summarize the current status of PGD, FGD, and SPD and discuss the issue faced by these for wider acceptance in radiation oncology clinic and propose some directions for future development.
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Singh VP, Badiger N. Comprehensive study on energy absorption buildup factors and exposure buildup factors for photon energy 0.015 to 15 MeV up to 40 mfp penetration depth for gel dosimeters. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2014.05.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Hill R, Healy B, Holloway L, Kuncic Z, Thwaites D, Baldock C. Advances in kilovoltage x-ray beam dosimetry. Phys Med Biol 2014; 59:R183-231. [DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/59/6/r183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Water and tissue equivalency of some gel dosimeters for photon energy absorption. Appl Radiat Isot 2013; 82:258-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2013.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2013] [Revised: 09/05/2013] [Accepted: 09/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ceberg S, Ceberg C, Falk M, af Rosenschöld PM, Bäck SÅJ. Evaluation of breathing interplay effects during VMAT by using 3D gel measurements. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/444/1/012098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Gorjiara T, Kacperek A, Kuncic Z, Baldock C, Doran S. Preliminary characterization of PRESAGE®for 3D dosimetry of 62 MeV proton beam. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/444/1/012058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Svensson H, Skyt PS, Ceberg S, Doran S, Muren LP, Balling P, Petersen JBB, Bäck SÅJ. Feasibility study using MRI and two optical CT scanners for readout of polymer gel and PresageTM. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/444/1/012079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Chain JNM, Jirasek A, Schreiner LJ, McAuley KB. Cosolvent-free polymer gel dosimeters with improved dose sensitivity and resolution for x-ray CT dose response. Phys Med Biol 2011; 56:2091-102. [DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/56/7/012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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RGD-targeted paramagnetic liposomes for early detection of tumor: in vitro and in vivo studies. Eur J Radiol 2011; 80:598-606. [PMID: 21316892 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.01.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2010] [Accepted: 01/03/2011] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Magnetic resonance molecular imaging has emerged as a potential approach for tumor diagnosis in the last few decades. This approach consists of the delivery of MR contrast agents to the tumor by specific targeted carriers. For this purpose, a lipopeptide was constructed by using a cyclic RGD peptide headgroup coupled to palmitic acid anchors via a KGG tripeptide spacer. Targeted paramagnetic liposomes were then prepared by the incorporation of RGD-coupled-lipopeptides into lipid bilayers for specific bounding to tumor. In vitro, study demonstrated that RGD-targeted liposomes exhibited a better binding affinity to targeted cells than non-targeted liposomes. MR imaging of mice bearing A549 tumors with the RGD-targeted paramagnetic liposomes also resulted in a greater signal enhancement of tumor compared to non-targeted liposomes and pure contrast agents groups. In addition, biodistribution study also showed specific tumor targeting of RGD-targeted paramagnetic liposomes in vivo. Therefore, RGD-targeted paramagnetic liposomes prepared in the present study may be a more promising method for early tumor diagnosis.
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Jirasek A, Hilts M, McAuley KB. Polymer gel dosimeters with enhanced sensitivity for use in x-ray CT polymer gel dosimetry. Phys Med Biol 2010; 55:5269-81. [PMID: 20720284 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/18/002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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A primary limitation of current x-ray CT polymer gel dosimetry is the low contrast, and hence poor dose resolution, of dose images produced by the system. The low contrast is largely due to the low-dose sensitivity of current formulations of polymer gel for x-ray CT imaging. This study reports on the investigation of new dosimeter formulations with improved dose sensitivity for x-ray CT polymer gel dosimetry. We incorporate an isopropanol co-solvent into an N-isopropylacrylamide-based gel formulation in order to increase the total monomer/crosslinker concentration (%T) within the formulation. It is shown that gels of high %T exhibit enhanced dose sensitivity and dose resolutions over traditional formulations. The gels are shown to be temporally stable and reproducible. A single formulation (16%T) is used to demonstrate the capabilities of the x-ray CT polymer gel dosimetry system in measuring known dose distributions. A 1 L gel volume is exposed to three separate irradiations: a single-field percent depth dose, a two-field 'cross' and a three-field 'test case'. The first two irradiations are used to generate a dose calibration curve by which images are calibrated. The calibrated images are compared with treatment planning predictions and it is shown that the x-ray CT polymer gel dosimetry system is capable of capturing spatial and dose information accurately. The proposed new gel formulation is shown to be sensitive, stable and to improve the dose resolution over current formulations so as to provide a feasible gel for clinical applications of x-ray CT polymer gel dosimetry.
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- A Jirasek
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria, Victoria BC V8W 3P6, Canada.
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Taylor ML, Franich RD, Trapp JV, Johnston PN. The effective atomic number of dosimetric gels. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 31:131-8. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03178587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Karlsson A, Gustavsson H, Månsson S, McAuley KB, Bäck SAJ. Dose integration characteristics in normoxic polymer gel dosimetry investigated using sequential beam irradiation. Phys Med Biol 2007; 52:4697-706. [PMID: 17634658 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/52/15/021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Dose integration properties were investigated for normoxic polymer gels based on methacrylic acid (nMAG) and acrylamide/N, N'-methylenebisacrylamide (nPAG). The effect of sequential irradiation was studied for different fractionation schemes and varying amounts of methacrylic acid for the nMAG gels. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was used for read out of the absorbed dose response. The investigated gels exhibited a dependence on the fractionation scheme. The response when the total dose was divided into fractions of 0.5 Gy was compared with the response when the total dose was delivered in a single fraction. The slope of the R2 versus the absorbed dose response decreased when the absorbed dose per fraction was increased. Also, for higher amounts of methacrylic acid in the nMAG system the difference in the response increased. For gels containing 2, 4, 6 and 8% methacrylic acid, the R2 versus the absorbed dose response increased by 35, 37, 63 and 93%, respectively. Furthermore, the effect of the fractionation was larger when a higher total absorbed dose was given. The effect was less pronounced for the investigated nPAG, containing 3% acrylamide and 3% N, N'-methylenebisacrylamide, than for the nMAG systems. Consequently, this study indicates that the nPAG system has preferable beam integration characteristics compared with the nMAG system.
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- A Karlsson
- Department of Medical Radiation Physics, Lund University, Malmö University Hospital, Sweden.
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Sellakumar P, James Jebaseelan Samuel E, Supe SS. Water equivalence of polymer gel dosimeters. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2007.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Reeves AD, Chudek JA. The observation and quantification of oil migration and binding in sediments using T2 magnetic resonance imaging. Magn Reson Imaging 2007; 25:136-43. [PMID: 17222725 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2006.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2006] [Accepted: 09/08/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) makes use of the interactions between atomic nuclei and an external, strong, magnetic field to image the distribution of these nuclei through a substance. In this study, proton MRI has been used to indicate the presence of oil in sediment. Using a multiecho spin-echo acquisition sequence, images of relative oil density, and hence concentration, and of the magnetic resonance relaxation rate, T2, were produced. T2, which is greatly influenced by molecular motion, was equated to binding between the oil and the sediment, thus, providing an almost real-time "description" of all aspects of the oil-sediment interaction including motion of the oil. The interactions among three sediments from the Tay Estuary (East Coast of Scotland) and three crude oils (Fulmar, Forties and Venezuelan) are discussed. Observation of changes in images of oil density and changes in T2, using spread sheets, allow both rates of diffusion of the oil into the sediment and changes in the binding of the oil to the sediment to be calculated. Both the Forties and Fulmar oils move more rapidly than the Venezuelan oil in all of the sediments examined, while the strength of binding is sediment dependent. Thus, the ability of MRI to distinguish between the rates of flow of the oils into the sediment and the strengths of interaction between the various sediments and oils is demonstrated.
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- Alison D Reeves
- Department of Geography, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN, Scotland, UK.
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De Deene Y, Vergote K, Claeys C, De Wagter C. Three dimensional radiation dosimetry in lung-equivalent regions by use of a radiation sensitive gel foam: Proof of principle. Med Phys 2006; 33:2586-97. [PMID: 16898463 DOI: 10.1118/1.2208939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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A polymer hydrogel foam is proposed as a potential three dimensional experimental dosimeter for radiation treatment verification in low-density tissue such as the lung. A gel foam is created by beating a radiation sensitive polymer gel mixture in an anoxic atmosphere. The mass density of the gel foam is in the order of 0.25-0.35 kg/dm3. Both nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spin-spin relaxation rate (R2) and magnetization transfer ratio (MTR) have been used to map the dose distribution from the gel dosimeter. It is found that MTR has significant advantages compared to R2 for mapping the dose distribution in the polymer gel foam dosimeters. The magnetization transfer ratio is found to be less dependent on the density and microstructure of the gel foam dosimeter while spin-spin relaxation dispersion has been observed making the spin-spin relaxation rate dependent on the interecho time interval. Optical microscopy reveals a microstructure that shows great similarity with human lung tissue. It is also shown how NMR hydrogen proton density measurements can be used to map the density distributions in gel dosimeters.
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- Yves De Deene
- Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
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Saur S, Strickert T, Wasboe E, Frengen J. Fricke gel as a tool for dose distribution verification: optimization and characterization. Phys Med Biol 2005; 50:5251-61. [PMID: 16264251 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/22/003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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With the introduction of conformal techniques in radiation therapy, gel dosimetry plays an important role as a 3D dose verification system. There are two main types of gels in use for dosimetry: Fricke gels and polymer gels. The advantages of polymer gels are improved dose response and stability with no diffusion problems. However, the more complicated fabrication procedure and the greater cost compared to Fricke gels makes polymer gels less attractive in routine clinical use. Dose resolution has recently been introduced as a concept for comparing and optimizing the performance of different types of gel dosimeters. This parameter has not yet been investigated for Fricke gels. In this study, the effect on the dose resolution and the diffusion from different gelatine- and Fe2+-concentrations and different pH was evaluated. Increasing the concentration of gelatine from 6 wt% to 10 wt% influenced the diffusion coefficient the most, while reducing the pH from 2.0 to 1.5 had the largest effect on the dose resolution. For a gel consisting of 10 wt% gelatine, 1.0 mM Fe2+ and pH 1.5 the diffusion coefficient was found to be 1.5 mm2 h-1 and the dose resolution was about 4.1% (at 95% confidence level), for a dose of 40 Gy. By evaluating different dose gradients by the gamma-method, the diffusion was shown to have no clinically relevant impact on the dose distribution and plan acceptance within 3 h of irradiation. The results indicate a potential use of Fricke gels for IMRT verification.
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- S Saur
- Department of Oncology, St. Olavs University Hospital, N-7006 Trondheim, Norway
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Hilts M, Jirasek A, Duzenli C. Technical considerations for implementation of x-ray CT polymer gel dosimetry. Phys Med Biol 2005; 50:1727-45. [PMID: 15815093 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/8/008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Gel dosimetry is the most promising 3D dosimetry technique in current radiation therapy practice. X-ray CT has been shown to be a feasible method of reading out polymer gel dosimeters and, with the high accessibility of CT scanners to cancer hospitals, presents an exciting possibility for clinical implementation of gel dosimetry. In this study we report on technical considerations for implementation of x-ray CT polymer gel dosimetry. Specifically phantom design, CT imaging methods, imaging time requirements and gel dose response are investigated. Where possible, recommendations are made for optimizing parameters to enhance system performance. The dose resolution achievable with an optimized system is calculated given voxel size and imaging time constraints. Results are compared with MRI and optical CT polymer gel dosimetry results available in the literature.
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- M Hilts
- Medical Physics, BC Cancer Agency-Vancouver Island Centre, Victoria, Canada.
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Hilts M, Jirasek A, Duzenli C. Effects of gel composition on the radiation induced density change in PAG polymer gel dosimeters: a model and experimental investigations. Phys Med Biol 2005; 49:2477-90. [PMID: 15272668 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/49/12/001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Due to a density change that occurs in irradiated polyacrylamide gel (PAG), x-ray computed tomography (CT) has emerged as a feasible method of performing polymer gel dosimetry. However, applicability of the technique is currently limited by low sensitivity of the density change to dose. This work investigates the effect of PAG composition on the radiation induced density change and provides direction for future work in improving the sensitivity of CT polymer gel dosimetry. A model is developed that describes the PAG density change (delta(rho)gel) as a function of both polymer yield (%P) and an intrinsic density change, per unit polymer yield, that occurs on conversion of monomer to polymer (delta(rho)polymer). %P is a function of the fraction of monomer consumed and the weight fraction of monomer in the unirradiated gel (%T). Applying the model to experimental CT and Raman spectroscopic data, two important fundamental properties of the response of PAG density to dose (delta(rho)gel dose response) are discovered. The first property is that delta(rho)polymer)depends on PAG %C (cross-linking fraction of total monomer) such that low and high %C PAGs exhibit a higher deltarho(polymer)than do more intermediate %C PAGs. This relationship is opposite to the relationship of polymer yield to %C and is explained by the effect of %C on the type of polymer formed. The second property is that the delta(rho)gel dose response is linearly dependent on %T. From the model, the inference is that, at least for %T < or = 2%, monomer consumption and delta(rho)polymer depend solely on %C. In terms of optimizing CT polymer gel dosimetry for high sensitivity, these results indicate that delta(rho)polymer can be expected to vary with each polymer gel system and thus should be considered when choosing a polymer gel for CT gel dosimetry. However, delta(rho)polymerand %P cannot be maximized simultaneously and maximizing %P, by choosing gels with intermediate %C and high %T, is found to have the greatest impact on increasing the sensitivity of PAG density to dose. As such, future research into new gel formulations for high sensitivity CT polymer gel dosimetry should focus on gels that exhibit an intrinsic density change and maximizing polymer yield in these systems.
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- M Hilts
- Medical Physics, BC Cancer Agency-Vancouver Centre, Vancouver, BC V6R 2B6, Canada.
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Baldock C. X-ray computer tomography, ultrasound and vibrational spectroscopic evaluation techniques of polymer gel dosimeters. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/3/1/012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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