High-energy radiation monitoring based on radio-fluorogenic co-polymerization II: fixed fluorescent images of collimated x-ray beams using an RFCP gel

Phys Med Biol. 2011 Mar 7;56(5):1487-508. doi: 10.1088/0031-9155/56/5/017. Epub 2011 Feb 15.

Abstract

We have produced an optically clear, close to water-equivalent gel that is radio-fluorogenic, i.e. fluoresces in UV light after exposure to high-energy radiation. Its potential as a 2D and 3D dosimetric medium is demonstrated by fixed fluorescent images of the cross-section, track and intersection of collimated (10 × 10 or 5 × 5 mm(2)) 205 kVp x-ray beams. The images, produced by doses on the order of 10 Gy, are formed instantaneously and can be digitally recorded and scanned with a spatial resolution on the order of 0.1 mm. No loss of spatial resolution occurs on standing under ambient conditions for at least 3 days.

MeSH terms

  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry*
  • Gels
  • Maleimides / chemistry
  • Polymerization*
  • Radiation Monitoring / instrumentation
  • Radiation Monitoring / methods*
  • Ultraviolet Rays
  • X-Rays

Substances

  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Gels
  • Maleimides
  • N-(3-pyrene)maleimide