- Tytuł:
- Dose sensitivity enhancement on polymer gel with suspended gold particles
- Autorzy:
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Afonso, L. C.
Schöfer, F.
Hoeschen, Ch.
Caldas, L. V. E. - Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/146797.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2012
- Wydawca:
- Instytut Chemii i Techniki Jądrowej
- Tematy:
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polymer gel
dose enhancement
radiation therapy
X-rays - Opis:
- The presence of high Z material adjacent to soft tissue, when submitted to irradiation, enhances locally the absorbed dose in these soft tissues. Such an effect occurs due to the outscattering of photoelectrons from the high Z material. Polymer gel (PG) dosimeters were used to investigate this effect. Analytic calculations to estimate the dose enhancement were performed. Samples containing a polymer gel with 0.005 gAu/gPG and a pure polymer gel were irradiated using an X-ray beam produced by 150 kV, filtered with 4 mm Al and 5 mm Cu, which resulted in an approximately 20% greater absorbed dose in the samples with gold in comparison to those with the pure polymer gel. The analytic calculations resulted in a dose enhancement factor of approximately 30% for the gold concentration of 0.005 gAu/gPG.
- Źródło:
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Nukleonika; 2012, 57, 4; 467-472
0029-5922
1508-5791 - Pojawia się w:
- Nukleonika
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki