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Identification of a 3D dosimeter best-suited for use by the RPC
M. Heard, G. Ibbott, D. Followill, R. White, E. Jackson, M. Salehpour
Motivation
• RPC has a family of anthropomorphic phantoms
• Phantoms use TLD and film
• Radiation treatments are 3D
• A 3D dosimeter is needed
Which 3D dosimeters?
• There are many 3D formulations to choose from– BANG®, MAGIC, MAGAT, PAGAT, VIPAR,
PRESAGE™, etc.
Purpose
Characterize several different 3D dosimeters and identify one best-suited for the RPC’s needs.
3D Formulations Investigated• PAGAT (polymer gel) 1
– manufactured in-house
• BANGkit™ (polymer gel) 2
– Supplied by MGS Research Inc.
• PRESAGE™ (radiochromic dosimeter) 3
– Supplied by Heuris Pharma
1 Venning, A.J., et al., Investigation of the PAGAT polymer gel dosimeter using magnetic resonance imaging. Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2005. 50(16): p. 3875-88.
2 Murakami, Y., et al., Evaluation of the basic properties of the BANGkit™ gel dosimeter. Phys. Med. Biol., 2007. 52(8): p. 2301-2311.
3 Adamovics, J. A. and M.J. Maryanksi, Characterisation of PRESAGE™: A new 3-D radiochromic solid polymer dosemeter for ionising radiation. Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 2006.
• Polymer Gels– Made of water, gelatin, and monomers– Irradiation initiated polymerization process– Polymers change the optical turbidity and relaxation
properties of the gel
• PRESAGE™– Composed of a polyurethane matrix doped with leuco
dye– Dosimeters are optically clear before irradiation– Irradiation causes exposed areas to turn blue
Unirradiated Irradiated
• Determined the dose response up to 10 Gy using 6 MV photons for 3 batches of each formulation
• Determined the dose resolution and inter-batch reproducibility
2 Gy 5 Gy 10 GyPAGAT dosimeters irradiated to different doses
• A half-blocked field was used to irradiate a batch of each formulation
• Doses of 2 Gy, 5 Gy, and 8.25 Gy were delivered– Multiple dosimeters irradiated at each dose
level
• Radiochromic film also irradiated using a half-blocked field
• Determined the dosimetric accuracy, spatial accuracy, and intra-batch reproducibility
Imaging
• PRESAGE™ dosimeters imaged with optical CT
• Polymer gels were imaged with optical CT and MRI
Bruker 4.7T scannerOptical CT system
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Characteristics Evaluated
1. Dosimetric accuracy
2. Dose resolution
3. Cost
4. Intra-batch reproducibility
5. Monotonic dose response
6. Spatial accuracy
7. Linear dose response
8. Inter-batch reproducibility
Summary
• Dose response differs by more than 4% between batches of each 3D dosimeter formulation
• Intra-batch reproducibility > 2% for all dosimetry systems
• OCT system resulted in inaccuracies at low OD
• PAGAT polymer gel with OCT imaging was selected as the dosimetry system to be tested in the RPC’s phantoms
Thank You