Preparation of polymer gel dosimeters based on less toxic monomers and gellan gum

廣木 章博; 佐藤 裕一*; 長澤 尚胤; 太田 朗生*; 清藤 一; 山林 尚道*; 山本 幸佳*; 田口 光正; 玉田 正男; 小嶋 拓治

Physics in Medicine & Biology, 58(20), p.7131 - 7141, 2013/10

https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/58/20/7131

New polymer gel dosimeters consisting of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA), triethylene glycol monoethyl ether monomethacrylate (TGMEMA), polyethylene glycol 400 dimethacrylate (9G), tetrakis (hydroxymethyl) phosphonium chloride as an antioxidant, and gellan gum as a gel matrix were prepared. They were optically analyzed by measuring absorbance to evaluate a dose response. The absorbance of the polymer gel dosimeters that were exposed to Co-rays increased with increasing dose. The dosimeters comprising HEMA and 9G showed a linear increase in absorbance in the dose range from 0 to 10 Gy. The dose response depended on the 9G concentration. For others comprising HEMA, 9G, and TGMEMA, the absorbance of the polymer gel dosimeters drastically increased above a certain dose, and then leveled off up to 10 Gy. The optical variations in these polymer gel dosimeters were also induced by X-irradiation from Cyberknife radiotherapy equipment. Furthermore, the exposed region of the latter polymer gel dosimeter exhibited a thermo-responsive behavior.