Alanine dosimetry of 60 MeV proton beam - preliminary results

Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectrometry (X-band) was used to determine the dose absorbed in alanine detectors, of different shapes and different alanine content, irradiated with Co-60 gamma rays and in a 60 MeV proton beam. The goal of our study was to confirm applicability of alanine as a passive detector in therapeutic proton beam. In the paper dose response characteristic and relative efficiency of alanine are shown. The study confirmed that alanine detectors with a high alanine content (ca. 95%) may be a useful and convenient tool for dose measurements in proton beams, used for eye cancer treatment.