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dc.contributor.author | Gorjiara, Tina | en |
dc.contributor.author | Hill, Robin | en |
dc.contributor.author | Kuncic, Zdenka | en |
dc.contributor.author | Bosi, Stephen Giuseppe | en |
dc.contributor.author | Davies, Justin Bryan | en |
dc.contributor.author | Baldock, Clive | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-07-24T14:05:00Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Physics in Medicine and Biology, 56(15), p. 4685-4699 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1361-6560 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0031-9155 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/13105 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The genipin radiochromic gel offers enormous potential as a three-dimensional dosimeter in advanced radiotherapy techniques. We have used several methods (including Monte Carlo simulation), to investigate the water equivalency of genipin gel by characterizing its radiological properties, including mass and electron densities, photon interaction cross sections, mass energy absorption coefficient, effective atomic number, collisional, radiative and total mass stopping powers and electron mass scattering power. Depth doses were also calculated for clinical kilovoltage and megavoltage x-ray beams as well as megavoltage electron beams. The mass density, electron density and effective atomic number of genipin were found to differ from water by less than 2%. For energies below 150 keV, photoelectric absorption cross sections are more than 3% higher than water due to the strong dependence on atomic number. Compton scattering and pair production interaction cross sections for genipin gel differ from water by less than 1%. The mass energy absorption coefficient is approximately 3%higher than water for energies<60 keV due to the dominance of photoelectric absorption in this energy range. The electron mass stopping power and mass scattering power differ from water by approximately 0.3%. X-ray depth dose curves for genipin gel agree to within 1% with those for water. Our results demonstrate that genipin gel can be considered water equivalent for kilovoltage and megavoltage x-ray beam dosimetry. For megavoltage electron beam dosimetry, however, our results suggest that a correction factor may be needed to convert measured dose in genipin gel to that of water, since differences in some radiological properties of up to 3% compared to water are observed. Our results indicate that genipin gel exhibits greater water equivalency than polymer gels and PRESAGE formulations. | en |
dc.language | en | en |
dc.publisher | Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd | en |
dc.relation.ispartof | Physics in Medicine and Biology | en |
dc.title | Radiological characterization and water equivalency of genipin gel for x-ray and electron beam dosimetry | en |
dc.type | Journal Article | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1088/0031-9155/56/15/004 | en |
dc.subject.keywords | Medical Physics | en |
dc.subject.keywords | Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics | en |
local.contributor.firstname | Tina | en |
local.contributor.firstname | Robin | en |
local.contributor.firstname | Zdenka | en |
local.contributor.firstname | Stephen Giuseppe | en |
local.contributor.firstname | Justin Bryan | en |
local.contributor.firstname | Clive | en |
local.subject.for2008 | 029903 Medical Physics | en |
local.subject.for2008 | 020299 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics not elsewhere classified | en |
local.subject.seo2008 | 929999 Health not elsewhere classified | en |
local.profile.school | School of Science and Technology | en |
local.profile.email | tina@physics.usyd.edu.au | en |
local.profile.email | z.kuncic@physics.usyd.edu.au | en |
local.profile.email | sbosi@une.edu.au | en |
local.profile.email | jbd@ansto.gov.au | en |
local.profile.email | clive.baldock@mq.edu.au | en |
local.output.category | C1 | en |
local.record.place | au | en |
local.record.institution | University of New England | en |
local.identifier.epublicationsrecord | une-20130206-000225 | en |
local.publisher.place | United Kingdom | en |
local.format.startpage | 4685 | en |
local.format.endpage | 4699 | en |
local.identifier.scopusid | 79961089189 | en |
local.peerreviewed | Yes | en |
local.identifier.volume | 56 | en |
local.identifier.issue | 15 | en |
local.contributor.lastname | Gorjiara | en |
local.contributor.lastname | Hill | en |
local.contributor.lastname | Kuncic | en |
local.contributor.lastname | Bosi | en |
local.contributor.lastname | Davies | en |
local.contributor.lastname | Baldock | en |
dc.identifier.staff | une-id:sbosi | en |
local.profile.role | author | en |
local.profile.role | author | en |
local.profile.role | author | en |
local.profile.role | author | en |
local.profile.role | author | en |
local.profile.role | author | en |
local.identifier.unepublicationid | une:13316 | en |
dc.identifier.academiclevel | Academic | en |
dc.identifier.academiclevel | Academic | en |
local.title.maintitle | Radiological characterization and water equivalency of genipin gel for x-ray and electron beam dosimetry | en |
local.output.categorydescription | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal | en |
local.search.author | Gorjiara, Tina | en |
local.search.author | Hill, Robin | en |
local.search.author | Kuncic, Zdenka | en |
local.search.author | Bosi, Stephen Giuseppe | en |
local.search.author | Davies, Justin Bryan | en |
local.search.author | Baldock, Clive | en |
local.uneassociation | Unknown | en |
local.year.published | 2011 | en |
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