Recent advances in hydrogel-based sensors responding to ionizing radiation

P Zhang, L Jiang, H Chen, L Hu - Gels, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ionizing radiation and its applications are widely spread throughout life. Similar to many
other things, both the positive and negative aspects of ionizing radiation should always be …

A swallowable X-ray dosimeter for the real-time monitoring of radiotherapy

B Hou, L Yi, D Hu, Z Luo, D Gao, C Li, B Xing… - Nature Biomedical …, 2023 - nature.com
Monitoring X-ray radiation in the gastrointestinal tract can enhance the precision of
radiotherapy in patients with gastrointestinal cancer. Here we report the design and …

Analysis of the response of PVA-GTA Fricke-gel dosimeters with clinical magnetic resonance imaging

G Collura, S Gallo, L Tranchina, BF Abbate… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Fricke gel dosimeters produced with a matrix of Poly-vinyl alcohol (PVA) cross-linked with
glutaraldehyde (GTA) were analyzed with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Previous …

How xylenol orange and ferrous ammonium sulphate influence the dosimetric properties of PVA–GTA Fricke gel dosimeters: a spectrophotometric study

M Scotti, P Arosio, E Brambilla, S Gallo, C Lenardi… - Gels, 2022 - mdpi.com
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 …

Improvement on the performance of chemically cross-linked fricke methylthymol-blue radiochromic gel dosimeter by addition of dimethyl sulfoxide

KA Rabaeh, MM Eyadeh, TF Hailat, BG Madas… - Radiation …, 2021 - Elsevier
The effect of free radical scavenger dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) on the performance of
transparent Fricke methylthymol blue dye (MTB)-polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-chemical cross …

High optical stability of reusable radiochromic polyvinyl alcohol-iodine gel dosimeter for radiotherapy

KA Rabaeh, HHN Al-Zawaydaih, MM Eyadeh… - Radiation Physics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, a stable reusable radio-chromic gel dosimeter based on a polyvinyl alcohol-
sodium iodide complexes (PVA-NaI) and chemical cross-linking agent glutaraldehyde …

Analysis of spatial diffusion of ferric ions in PVA-GTA gel dosimeters through magnetic resonance imaging

M Marrale, G Collura, S Gallo, S Nici… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2017 - Elsevier
This work focused on the analysis of the temporal diffusion of ferric ions through PVA-GTA
gel dosimeters. PVA-GTA gel samples, partly exposed with 6 MV X-rays in order to create an …

Characterization of radiochromic poly (vinyl-alcohol)–glutaraldehyde Fricke gels for dosimetry in external x-ray radiation therapy

S Gallo, E Artuso, MG Brambilla… - Journal of Physics D …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Quality assurance procedures required in modern radiotherapy would greatly benefit from
the development of tissue equivalent dosimeters able to render three-dimensional dose …

Study of Ag nanoparticles in a polyacrylamide hydrogel dosimeters by optical technique

YS Soliman, SM Tadros, WB Beshir, GR Saad, S Gallo… - Gels, 2022 - mdpi.com
The dosimetric characteristics of hydrogel dosimeters based on polyacrylamide (PAC) as a
capping agent incorporating silver nitrate as a radiation-sensitive material are investigated …

Does the gelation temperature or the sulfuric acid concentration influence the dosimetric properties of radiochromic PVA-GTA Xylenol Orange Fricke gels?

S Gallo, G Gambarini, I Veronese, S Argentiere… - Radiation Physics and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose of this study is to test if possible effects of gelation temperature and pH on the cross-
linking process between poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) and glutaraldehyde (GTA), have …