[HTML][HTML] Normoxic polymer gel dosimetry using less toxic monomer of N-isopropyl acrylamide and X-ray computed tomography for radiation therapy applications
Reports of Practical Oncology & Radiotherapy, 2010•Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Polymer gel dosimetry has been used extensively in radiation therapy for
its capability in depicting a three dimensional view of absorbed dose distribution. However,
more studies are required to find less toxic and more efficient polymers for application in
radiotherapy dosimetry. AIM: The purpose of this work was to evaluate the N-isopropyl
acrylamide (NIPAM) gel dosimetric characteristics and optimize the protocol for X-ray
computed tomography (CT) imaging of gel dosimeters for radiation therapy application …
its capability in depicting a three dimensional view of absorbed dose distribution. However,
more studies are required to find less toxic and more efficient polymers for application in
radiotherapy dosimetry. AIM: The purpose of this work was to evaluate the N-isopropyl
acrylamide (NIPAM) gel dosimetric characteristics and optimize the protocol for X-ray
computed tomography (CT) imaging of gel dosimeters for radiation therapy application …
BACKGROUND
Polymer gel dosimetry has been used extensively in radiation therapy for its capability in depicting a three dimensional view of absorbed dose distribution. However, more studies are required to find less toxic and more efficient polymers for application in radiotherapy dosimetry.
AIM
The purpose of this work was to evaluate the N-isopropyl acrylamide (NIPAM) gel dosimetric characteristics and optimize the protocol for X-ray computed tomography (CT) imaging of gel dosimeters for radiation therapy application.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
A polymer gel dosimeter based on NIPAM monomer was prepared and irradiated with 60Co photons. The CT number changes following irradiation were extracted from CT images obtained with different sets of imaging parameters.
RESULTS
The results showed the dose sensitivity of ΔNCT (H)=0.282±0.018 (HGy−1) for NIPAM gel dosimeter. The optimized set of imaging exposure parameters was 120kVp and 200mA with the 10mm slice thickness. Results of the depth dose measurement with gel dosimeter showed a great discrepancy with the actual depth dose data.
CONCLUSION
According to the current study, NIPAM-based gel dosimetry with X-ray CT imaging needs more technical development and formulation refinement to be used for radiation therapy application.
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