학술논문

Dose integration and dose rate characteristics of a NiPAM polymer gel MRI dosimeter system
Document Type
Source
Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 847(1)
Subject
Naturvetenskap
Fysik
Annan fysik
Natural Sciences
Physical Sciences
Other Physics Topics
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Klinisk medicin
Radiologi och bildbehandling
Medical and Health Sciences
Clinical Medicine
Radiology
Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging
Language
English
ISSN
1742-6588
Abstract
The normoxic polymer gel dosimeter based on N-isopropyl acrylamide (NiPAM) is a promising full 3D-dosimeter with high spatial resolution and near tissue equivalency. NiPAM gel samples were irradiated to different doses using a linear accelerator. The absorbed dose was evaluated using MRI and statistical significance of the analysed data was calculated. The analysis was carried out using an in-house developed software. It was found that the gel dosimeter responded linearly to the absorbed dose. The gel exhibited a dose rate dependence, as well as a dependence on the sequential beam irradiation scheme. A higher dose rate, as well as a higher dose per sequential beam, resulted in a lower dose response.