A performance test of a new high-surface-quality and high-sensitivity CR-39 plastic nuclear track detector–TechnoTrak

S Kodaira, K Morishige, H Kawashima… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2016 - Elsevier
We have studied the performance of a newly-commercialized CR-39 plastic nuclear track
detector (PNTD),“TechnoTrak”, in energetic heavy ion measurements. The advantages of …

Validating α-particle emission from 211At-labeled antibodies in single cells for cancer radioimmunotherapy using CR-39 plastic nuclear track detectors

S Kodaira, HK Li, T Konishi, H Kitamura, M Kurano… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Recently, 211At has received increasing attention as a potential radionuclide for cancer
radioimmunotherapy. It is a α-particle emitter, which is extremely effective against malignant …

Evidence of local concentration of α-particles from 211At-labeled antibodies in liver metastasis tissue

S Kodaira, Y Morokoshi, HK Li, T Konishi… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2019 - Soc Nuclear Med
We investigated the local concentration of α-particles from 211At-labeled trastuzumab
antibodies against human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2 antigens in liver …

Comparison of morphological characteristics for alpha tracks in CR-39 using different radon monitors

Y Yao, W Zhuo, C Zhao, Z Li, Z Qiang, S Yang… - Radiation …, 2023 - Elsevier
CR-39 is a solid nuclear track detector that is commonly used for long-term passive radon
monitoring. For a specific incident particle, etching condition and type of CR-39, the …

Description of the bulk etching rate of CR-39 by an extended Arrhenius-like law in increased intervalls of temperature and etchant concentration

EM Awad, VA Ditlov, M Fromm, D Hermsdorf - Radiation measurements, 2009 - Elsevier
In the present work the dependence of the bulk etch rate of CR-39 solid state nuclear track
detectors (SSNTD) on the concentration C and the temperature T of the NaOH etching …

Improvement of mass resolution for iron isotopes in CR-39 track detector

S Kodaira, N Yasuda, N Hasebe, T Doke… - Japanese Journal of …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
The capability of the CR-39 track detector for isotope identification was verified using 56 Fe
and 55 Fe beams from the heavy ion accelerator HIMAC at NIRS. A CR-39 stack was …

Changes of the linear energy transfer (LET) and beam width of therapeutic carbon ion beam in density heterogeneous phantoms

S Yang, J Zhao, W Zhuo, H Shen… - Journal of Radiological …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
This work aims to investigate the changes in the linear energy transfer (LET) spectra
distribution and the beam spot width of a therapeutic carbon ion beam in density …

Measurement of the secondary neutron dose distribution from the LET spectrum of recoils using the CR-39 plastic nuclear track detector in 10áMV X-ray medical …

T Fujibuchi, S Kodaira, F Sawaguchi, Y Abe… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2015 - Elsevier
We measured the recoil charged particles from secondary neutrons produced by the
photonuclear reaction in a water phantom from a 10-MV photon beam from medical linacs …

Comparison of linear energy transfer measurement for therapeutic carbon beam using CR-39 and TLD

Z Yuan, W Zhuo, S Yang, Z Li, J Zhao… - Journal of Radiological …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
The measurement of linear energy transfer (LET) is crucial for the evaluation of the radiation
effect in heavy ion therapy. As two detectors which are convenient to implant into the …

Temperature and pressure conditions for the appropriate performance of charge and mass resolutions in balloon-borne CR-39 track detector for the heavy cosmic rays

S Kodaira, N Yasuda, H Tawara, K Ogura… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2009 - Elsevier
We experimentally determined the suitable conditions of temperature and air pressure for
measuring charge and mass compositions of heavy cosmic rays using CR-39 track detectors …