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Estimation of the Characteristics for the Dose Distribution in the Polymer Gel by Means of Monte Carlo Simulation  

Park, Min-Seok (Radiation Safety and Section, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences)
Kim, Gi-Sub (Radiation Safety and Section, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences)
Jung, Hai-Jo (Radiation Safety and Section, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences)
Park, Se-Young (Health Physics Team, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences)
Choi, In-Seok (Department of Radiological Sciences, Korea University)
Kim, Hyun-Ji (Department of Radiological Sciences, Korea University)
Yoon, Yong-Su (Department of Radiological Sciences, Korea University)
Kim, Jung-Min (Department of Radiological Sciences, Korea University)
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Journal of radiological science and technology / v.36, no.2, 2013 , pp. 165-173 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was the estimation of the dose distribution for proton, prompt gamma rays and proton induced neutron particles, in case of exposing the proton beam to polymer gel dosimeter and water phantom. The polymer gel dosimeter was compositeness material of Gelatin, Methacrylic acid, Hydroquinone, Tetrakis and Distilled water. The density of gel dosimeter was $1.04g/cm^3$ which was similar to water. The 72, 116 and 140 MeV proton beams were used in the simulation. Proton beam interacted with the nuclei of the phantom and the nuclei in excited states emitted prompt gamma rays and proton induced neutron particles during the process of de-excitation. The proton particles, prompt gamma rays, proton induced neutron particles were detected by polymer gel dosimeter and water phantom, respectively. The gap of the axis for gel was 2 mm. The Bragg-peak for proton particles in gel dosimeter was similar to water phantom. The dose distribution for proton and prompt gamma rays in gel dosimeter and water phantom was approximately identical in case of 72, 116 and 140 MeV for proton beam. However, in case of proton induced neutron particles for 72, 116 and 140 MeV proton beam, particles were not detected in gel dosimeter, while the Water phantom absorbed neutron particles. Considering the resulting data, gel dosimeter which was developed in the normoxic state attentively detected the dose distribution for proton beam exposure except proton induced neutron particles.
Keywords
Polymer Gel dosimeter; Proton beam; Prompt gamma rays; Proton induced neutron; Monte Carlo Simulation;
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