Fricke gel dosimeter as a tool in quality assurance of the radiotherapy treatment plans

YS Soliman, MI El Gohary, MHA Gawad… - Applied Radiation and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Ferrous xylenol gel was evaluated as a dosimeter in verifications of treatment plans for
treatments of female breast tumors in external-beam radiation therapy. The dosimeter was …

Fricke Xylenol Gel characterization at megavoltage radiation energy

LS Del Lama, PCD Petchevist, A de Almeida - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Accurate determination of absorbed dose is of great importance in every medical application
of ionizing radiation, mainly when involving biological tissues. Among different types of …

Comprehensive quality assurance phantom for the small animal radiation research platform (SARRP)

M Jermoumi, H Korideck, M Bhagwat, P Zygmanski… - Physica medica, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose To develop and test the suitability and performance of a comprehensive quality
assurance (QA) phantom for the Small Animal Radiation Research Platform (SARRP) …

Determination of diffusion coefficient in Fricke Xylenol gel dosimeter after electron beam bombardment

LN de Oliveira, RL Zimmerman, MV Moreira… - Surface and Coatings …, 2009 - Elsevier
The Fricke Xylenol Gel (FXG) dosimeter is a ferrous sulfate aqueous solution that, when
irradiated or subject to heat, oxygen and light, oxidizes the Fe2+ ions to Fe3+ and this new …

Dosimetry of small photon fields in the presence of bone heterogeneity using MAGIC polymer gel, Gafchromic film, and Monte Carlo simulation

W Parwaie, G Geraily… - reports of practical …, 2022 - journals.viamedica.pl
Background: The presence of heterogeneity within the radiation field increases the
challenges of small field dosimetry. In this study, the performance of MAGIC polymer gel was …

Prevention of transfusion-associated graft-versus-host disease by irradiation: technical aspect of a new ferrous sulphate dosimetric system

LS Del Lama, EG de Goes, PCD Petchevist… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Irradiation of whole blood and blood components before transfusion is currently the only
accepted method to prevent Transfusion-Associated Graft-Versus-Host-Disease (TA-GVHD) …

[PDF][PDF] Evaluation of MRI-based MAGIC polymer gel dosimeter in small photon fields

W Parwaie, M Yarahmadi, HA Nedaie… - International Journal of …, 2016 - academia.edu
Background: Accurate small radiation field dosimetry is essential in modern radiotherapy
techniques such as stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and intensity modulated radiotherapy …

Fricke gel diffusion coefficient measurements for applications in radiotherapy level dosimetry

LN de Oliveira, A de Almeida, LVE Caldas - Radiation Physics and …, 2014 - Elsevier
In gel dosimetry applied to radiotherapy, the space–time corrections are necessary due to
the diffusion of ions in the oxidized solution dosimetry. Consequently, methodologies are …

Evaluation of lung heterogeneity effects on dosimetric parameters in small photon fields using MAGIC polymer gel, Gafchromic film, and Monte Carlo simulation

W Parwaie, G Geraily, A Shirazi, M Yarahmadi… - Applied Radiation and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, the performance of MAGIC polymer gel in measuring dosimetric parameters
beyond lung heterogeneity in small fields was investigated. All data were obtained using …

New chemical Fricke gel radiation dosimeter

LF Pirani, LN De Oliveira, PCD Petchevist… - … of radioanalytical and …, 2009 - Springer
Dosimetric gel is used in several measurements due to its linearity, low cost, and possibility
for 3D measurements. This work brings a new possibility to apply the Fricke Xylenol Gel …