Chemically tuned linear energy transfer dependent quenching in a deformable, radiochromic 3D dosimeter.

Abstract:

:Most solid-state detectors, including 3D dosimeters, show lower signal in the Bragg peak than expected, a process termed quenching. The purpose of this study was to investigate how variation in chemical composition of a recently developed radiochromic, silicone-based 3D dosimeter influences the observed quenching in proton beams. The dependency of dose response on linear energy transfer, as calculated through Monte Carlo simulations of the dosimeter, was investigated in 60 MeV proton beams. We found that the amount of quenching varied with the chemical composition: peak-to-plateau ratios (1 cm into the plateau) ranged from 2.2 to 3.4, compared to 4.3 using an ionization chamber. The dose response, and thereby the quenching, was predominantly influenced by the curing agent concentration, which determined the dosimeter's deformation properties. The dose response was found to be linear at all depths. All chemical compositions of the dosimeter showed dose-rate dependency; however this was not dependent on the linear energy transfer. Track-structure theory was used to explain the observed quenching effects. In conclusion, this study shows that the silicone-based dosimeter has potential for use in measuring 3D-dose-distributions from proton beams.

journal_name

Phys Med Biol

authors

Høye EM,Skyt PS,Balling P,Muren LP,Taasti VT,Swakoń J,Mierzwińska G,Rydygier M,Bassler N,Petersen JB

doi

10.1088/1361-6560/aa512a

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2017-02-21 00:00:00

pages

N73-N89

issue

4

eissn

0031-9155

issn

1361-6560

journal_volume

62

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