Study on Dosimetric Properties of Radiophotoluminescent Glass Rod Detector

유리선량계의 선량 특성에 관한 연구

  • Rah, Jeong-Eun (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, Catholic University) ;
  • Shin, Dong-Oh (Dept. of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Hong, Ju-Young (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, Catholic University) ;
  • Kim, Hee-Sun (Radiation Health Research Institute) ;
  • Lim, Chun-Il (Radiation Standards Division, Korea Food & Drug Administration) ;
  • Jeong, Hee-Gyo (Medical Devices Standardization Division, Korea Food & Drug Administration) ;
  • Suh, Tea-Suk (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, Catholic University)
  • 라정은 (가톨릭의대 의공학교실) ;
  • 신동오 (경희의대 방사선종양학교실) ;
  • 홍주영 (가톨릭의대 의공학교실) ;
  • 김희선 (한국수력원자력(주) 방사선보건연구원) ;
  • 임천일 (식품의약품안전청 방사선표준과) ;
  • 정희교 (식품의약품안전청 의료기기규격과) ;
  • 서태석 (가톨릭의대 의공학교실)
  • Published : 2006.12.30

Abstract

A radiophotoluminescent glass rod detector (GRD) system has recently become commercially available. We investigate the dosimetric properties of the GRD regarding the reproducibility of signal, dose linearity and energy dependence. The reproducibility of five measurements for 50 GRDs is presented by an average of one standard deviation of each GRD and it is ${\pm}1.2%$. It is found to be linear in response to doses of $^{60}Co$ beam in the range 0.5 to 50 Gy with a coefficient of linearity of 0.9998. The energy dependence of the GRD is determined by comparing the dose obtained using cylindrical chamber to that by using the GRD. The GRD response for each beam is normalized to the response for a $^{60}Co$ beam. The responses for 6 and 15 MV x-ray beams are within ${\pm}1.5%$ (1SD). The energy response of GRD for high-energy photon is almost the same as the energy dependence of LiF:Mg:Ti (TLD-100)and shows little energy dependence unlike p-type silicon diode detector. The GRDs have advantages over other detectors such diode detector, and TLD: linearity, reproducibility and energy dependency. It has been verified to be an effective device for small field dosimetry for stereotactic radiosurgery.

본 연구에서는 최근 들어 새롭게 소개되고 있는 유리선량계의 재현성 및 선량의 선형성 그리고 에너지 의존성을 조사하였다. 50개의 유리선량계를 5번 판독한 결과, 재현성은 모두 ${\pm}1.2%$(1SD)이내에서 잘 일치하는 것을 알 수 있었으며 $^{60}Co$ 감마선에서 선량 0.5 Gy부터 50 Gy까지 유리선량계의 반응도를 평가해 본 결과는 0.9998의 선형계수를 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 유리선량계의 에너지의존성은 원통형의 전리함으로 측정한 선량과 비교했을 때 광자선에너지 6, 15 MV 각각에 대해 $^{60}Co$ 감마선의 반응도로 일반화시킨 결과 모두 ${\pm}1.5%$(1SD)이내에서 일치하였다. 이는 고에너지 광자선에 대해 열형광선량계와는 비슷한 결과이며 다이오드 선량계와 비교해서 했을 때는 낮은 에너지 의존성을 가지는 것이다. 따라서 유리선량계는 기존의 다른 선량계에 비해 사용 가능한 선량범위가 넓고 고에너지 광자선에서 에너지의존성이 낮으며 유효크기가 작은 장점 등으로 인해 소조사면의 고선량을 사용하는 방사선 수술분야의 선량측정에 적합한 선량계라는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

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