Optical and MRI investigations of an optimized acrylamide-based polymer gel dosimeter

SM Abtahi, SMR Aghamiri, H Khalafi - Journal of Radioanalytical and …, 2014 - Springer
The first purpose of this research was improvement of sensitivity of the normoxic acrylamide-
based polymer gel dosimeter. Another aim of this study was investigation of the absorbance …

Evaluation of ferrous benzoic methylthymol-blue gel as a dosimeter via magnetic resonance imaging

W Parwaie, G Geraily, A Shirazi, G Mehri-Kakavand… - Physica Medica, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose In previous studies, methylthymol-blue and benzoic acid have been introduced as
a diffuser limiter and sensitivity enhancer in the gel dosimeter composition, respectively. This …

Effect of perchloric acid on the performance of the Fricke xylenol gel dosimeter

MI El Gohary, YS Soliman, EA Amin… - Applied Radiation and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The conventional ferrous xylenol orange (XO) gel (FXG) dosimeter is being wildly
investigated for radiotherapy dose measurements. Upon irradiation, its color turns red due to …

Testing and linearity calibration of films of phenol compounds exposed to thermal neutron field for EPR dosimetry

S Gallo, S Panzeca, A Longo, S Altieri… - Applied Radiation and …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper reports the preliminary results obtained by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance
(EPR) measurements on films of IRGANOX® 1076 phenols with and without low content …

Preliminary investigation of a new type of propylene based gel dosimeter (DEMBIG)

BT Hsieh, CT Chiang, PH Hung, CH Kao… - … of Radioanalytical and …, 2011 - akjournals.com
Radiotherapy widely uses the polymer gel dosimeter. The advantage of polymer gel
dosimetry is the mapped 3D absorbed dose distribution that other dosimeters cannot …

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 …

Measuring output factors and beam profiles formed by multileaf collimators using Fricke gel dosimeter

LN de Oliveira, A de Almeida, LVE Caldas - Physica Medica, 2014 - Elsevier
The accuracy and precision are necessary factors in radiotherapy, especially for
measurements involving output factors and beam profiles; in this case multileaf collimators …

Fricke dosimeter gel measurements of the profiles of shielded fields

LF Pirani, MV Moreira, JJL Costa, LN Oliveira… - Applied Radiation and …, 2013 - Elsevier
In radiation therapy, the shielding of normal tissue can be made using Cerrobend® blocks or
a multileaf collimator. In this work, profiles of shielded fields collimated by Cerrobend blocks …

New Fricke Xylenol Liquid detector doped with methylene blue (FXL-mblue) irradiated with red LED light

LN de Oliveira, EO do Nascimento, LVE Caldas - Journal of Luminescence, 2021 - Elsevier
In photodynamic therapy, a beam of incident light on the target causes interactions with the
photosensitizing agent in the patient, subsequently killing cancerous cells through chemical …

Characterization of a new gel based on alanine–ninhydrin for possible use in radiation dosimetry

YS Soliman, TS Alkhuraiji - Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear …, 2017 - Springer
Ninhydrin reacts with alanine forming a Ruhemann's purple (RP) compound. RP and chloral
hydrate (CH) were introduced into gelatin to form a tissue equivalent RP gel for radiation …