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http://dx.doi.org/10.3938/NPSM.62.84

Dosimetric Characteristics of a Polymer Gel for a 45 MeV Proton Beam  

Bong, Jihye (Department of Medical Physics, Kyonggi University, Research Institute of Radiological & Medical Science, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences)
Kim, Kumbae (Research Institute of Radiological & Medical Science, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences)
Yang, Tae-Keun (Research Institute of Radiological & Medical Science, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences)
Ko, Inok (Research Institute of Radiological & Medical Science, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences)
Park, Jiae (Research Institute of Radiological & Medical Science, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences)
Min, Kyeong (Research Institute of Radiological & Medical Science, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences)
Jung, Haijo (Research Institute of Radiological & Medical Science, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences)
Ji, Younghoon (Research Institute of Radiological & Medical Science, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences)
Kwon, Soo-Il (Department of Medical Physics, Kyonggi University)
Abstract
A normoxic polymer gel dosimeter was developed to measure the dosimetric characteristics of a 45 MeV proton beam. The gel dosimeter was synthesized using gelatin, methacrylic acid (MAA), hydroquinon (HQ), tetrakis (THPC) and Distilled water (HPLC) and was poured into an ABS container. The 45 MeV proton beam of the MC-50 cyclotron accelerator was used for testing the gel dosimeter, and using a collimator, we exposed the gel dosimeter at a diameter of 12 mm and a beam current of 2 nA. For the comparison with the gel dosimeter, 50 films of EBT2 were seriated and exposed to 5 nA for 5 sec. The relaxation rate $(R_2)$ of the gel dosimeter exposed to the beam was obtained using 3.0T MRI and its dose was analyzed. In the dosimetric range of 0 ~ 15.5 Gy, the correlation coefficient was analyzed. The bragg peak of the proton beam based on the dosimetric changes in the 3.9 ~ 5.3 Gy dosimetric range was found at WED 12.39 mm. The possibility for using the gel dosimeter with films for the dosimetric measurement of a proton beam was confirmed.
Keywords
Polymer gel; Dosimeter; Proton beam; Bragg peak;
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