Artículos de revistas
Response of L-alanine and 2-methylalanine minidosimeters for K-Band (24 GHz) EPR dosimetry
Fecha
2007-11-01Registro en:
Nuclear Instruments & Methods In Physics Research Section B-beam Interactions With Materials and Atoms. Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V., v. 264, n. 2, p. 277-281, 2007.
0168-583X
10.1016/j.nimb.2007.08.097
WOS:000251873600011
0000-0003-0162-8273
Autor
Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Institución
Resumen
Minidosimeters of L-alanine and 2-methylalanine (2MA) were prepared and tested as potential candidates for small radiation field dosimetry. To quantify the free radicals created by radiation a K-Band (24 GHz) EPR spectrometer was used. X-rays provided by a 6 MV clinical linear accelerator were used to irradiate the minidosimeters in the dose range of 0.5-30 Gy. The dose-response curves for both radiation sensitive materials displayed a good linear behavior in the dose range indicated with 2MA being more radiation sensitive than L-alanine. Moreover, 2MA showed a smaller LLD (lower limit detection) value. The proposed system minidosimeter/K-Band spectrometer was able to detect 10 Gy EPR spectra with good signal-to-noise ratio (S/N). The overall uncertainty indicates that this system shows a good performance for the detection of dose values of 20 Gy and above, which are dose values typically used in radiosurgery treatments. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.