Evaluation of the basic properties of the BANGkit gel dosimeter.

Abstract:

:We evaluated the basic properties of a commercially available BANGkit gel dosimeter, which is a normoxic type of BANG gel. This gel-kit has the same composition as the BANG 3 gel, but is fully oxygenated. To exclude oxygen, oxygen scavenging ascorbic acid and copper sulfate as a catalyst are used. The properties that we examined are the effects of the concentrations of copper sulfate and ascorbic acid on the response, the reproducibility, the long-term stability, the temperature effect at irradiation and the dose-rate effect. In our results, the excellent linear fit of the R2-dose response in a dose range for clinical use and its reproducibility were observed. The precision of a linear fit was preserved for about 3 weeks. The temperature at irradiation showed a significant effect on the dose response. Although the dose-rate dependence in the high-dose range was observed, it was negligible for the clinical dose range up to 270 cGy. In conclusion, this gel dosimeter is thought to be utilizable in clinical practice, while we have to pay attention to the temperature during the entire measurement processes, and additionally there is room for improvement in the linearity and the dose-rate dependence in the high-dose range.

journal_name

Phys Med Biol

authors

Murakami Y,Nakashima T,Watanabe Y,Akimitsu T,Matsuura K,Kenjo M,Kaneyasu Y,Wadasaki K,Hirokawa Y,Ito K

doi

10.1088/0031-9155/52/8/017

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2007-04-21 00:00:00

pages

2301-11

issue

8

eissn

0031-9155

issn

1361-6560

pii

S0031-9155(07)37082-6

journal_volume

52

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