TY - JOUR
T1 - Study of polymer gel for dose imaging in radiotherapy
AU - Vanossi, E.
AU - Carrara, M.
AU - Gambarini, G.
AU - Mariani, M.
AU - Valente, M.
PY - 2008/2
Y1 - 2008/2
N2 - Gel dosimeters in the form of layers are a promising tool for in-phantom absorbed dose imaging in radiotherapy, either with high gradient X-ray or electron radiation fields, as in conformal radiotherapies, or with neutron beams, as in boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT). A normoxic polymer gel has been studied, and the results are compared with those obtained with Fricke gel dosimeters exposed to the same fields and in the same phantom configuration. Although promising, polymer gel layers need further improvements in order to obtain higher reliability.
AB - Gel dosimeters in the form of layers are a promising tool for in-phantom absorbed dose imaging in radiotherapy, either with high gradient X-ray or electron radiation fields, as in conformal radiotherapies, or with neutron beams, as in boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT). A normoxic polymer gel has been studied, and the results are compared with those obtained with Fricke gel dosimeters exposed to the same fields and in the same phantom configuration. Although promising, polymer gel layers need further improvements in order to obtain higher reliability.
KW - BNCT
KW - Dose imaging
KW - Gel dosimetry
KW - Polymer gel
KW - Radiotherapy dosimetry
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U2 - 10.1016/j.radmeas.2008.01.012
DO - 10.1016/j.radmeas.2008.01.012
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:45249103506
VL - 43
SP - 442
EP - 445
JO - Radiation Measurements
JF - Radiation Measurements
SN - 1350-4487
IS - 2-6
ER -