Hydrogels for three-dimensional ionizing-radiation dosimetry

M Marrale, F d'Errico - Gels, 2021 - mdpi.com
Radiation-sensitive gels are among the most recent and promising developments for
radiation therapy (RT) dosimetry. RT dosimetry has the twofold goal of ensuring the quality …

How xylenol orange and ferrous ammonium sulphate influence the dosimetric properties of PVA–GTA Fricke gel dosimeters: a spectrophotometric study

M Scotti, P Arosio, E Brambilla, S Gallo, C Lenardi… - Gels, 2022 - mdpi.com
The development of Fricke gel (FG) dosimeters based on poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) as the
gelling agent and glutaraldehyde (GTA) as the cross-linker has enabled significant …

Improvement on the performance of chemically cross-linked fricke methylthymol-blue radiochromic gel dosimeter by addition of dimethyl sulfoxide

KA Rabaeh, MM Eyadeh, TF Hailat, BG Madas… - Radiation …, 2021 - Elsevier
The effect of free radical scavenger dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) on the performance of
transparent Fricke methylthymol blue dye (MTB)-polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-chemical cross …

High optical stability of reusable radiochromic polyvinyl alcohol-iodine gel dosimeter for radiotherapy

KA Rabaeh, HHN Al-Zawaydaih, MM Eyadeh… - Radiation Physics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, a stable reusable radio-chromic gel dosimeter based on a polyvinyl alcohol-
sodium iodide complexes (PVA-NaI) and chemical cross-linking agent glutaraldehyde …

Characterization of radiochromic poly (vinyl-alcohol)–glutaraldehyde Fricke gels for dosimetry in external x-ray radiation therapy

S Gallo, E Artuso, MG Brambilla… - Journal of Physics D …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Quality assurance procedures required in modern radiotherapy would greatly benefit from
the development of tissue equivalent dosimeters able to render three-dimensional dose …

Does the gelation temperature or the sulfuric acid concentration influence the dosimetric properties of radiochromic PVA-GTA Xylenol Orange Fricke gels?

S Gallo, G Gambarini, I Veronese, S Argentiere… - Radiation Physics and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose of this study is to test if possible effects of gelation temperature and pH on the cross-
linking process between poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) and glutaraldehyde (GTA), have …

Temperature behavior of radiochromic poly (vinyl-alcohol)-glutaraldehyde Fricke gel dosimeters in practice

S Gallo, D Lizio, AF Monti, I Veronese… - Journal of Physics D …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The use of synthetic gel matrices prepared with poly (vinyl-alcohol)(PVA) cross-linked by
glutaraldehyde (GTA) contributed to enhance the interest toward radiochromic Fricke gel …

Effect of ionizing radiation on the colorimetric properties of PVA-GTA Xylenol Orange Fricke gel dosimeters

S Gallo, S Pasquale, C Lenardi, I Veronese, AM Gueli - Dyes and Pigments, 2021 - Elsevier
Fricke gel dosimeters were prepared using a matrix based on poly (vinyl-alcohol) chemical
cross-linked with glutaraldehyde and loaded with Xylenol Orange. The samples were …

Study of the effect of laponite on Fricke xylenol orange gel dosimeter by optical techniques

S Gallo, L Cremonesi, G Gambarini, L Ianni… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2018 - Elsevier
Optical absorbance and dynamic light scattering studies of Fricke xylenol orange gel
dosimeters loaded with laponite were carried out with the aim to investigate possible effects …

Nuclear magnetic resonance analysis of a chemically cross-linked ferrous–methylthymol blue–polyvinyl alcohol radiochromic gel dosimeter

MM Eyadeh, KA Rabaeh, FM Aldweri… - Applied Radiation and …, 2019 - Elsevier
A new formulation of hydrogel dosimeter consisting of ferrous–methylthymol blue (MTB)–
polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) cross-linked chemically with glutaraldehyde (GTA) was studied and …