EPR RESPONSE OF PHENOLIC SOLID STATE PELLETS FOR DOSIMETRY OF RADIO- THERAPEUTIC PHOTON AND ELECTRON BEAMS

Nuove frontiere per la dosimetria ESR per fasci clinici di fotoni ed elettroni: i composti fenolici IRGANOX® 1076. (Characterization of phenolic solid state pellets for ESR dosimetry with radio-therapeutic photon and electron beams)

This work deals with the dosimetric features of a particular phenolic compound (IRGANOX 1076®) for dosimetry of clinical photon and electron beams by using Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) spectroscopy. After the optimization of the ESR readout parameters (namely modulation amplitude and microwave power) to maximise the signal without excessive spectrum distortions, basic dosimetric properties of laboratory-made phenolic dosimeters in pellet form, such as reproducibility, dose-response, sensitivity, linearity and dose rate dependence were investigated. The dosimeters were tested by measuring the depth dose profile of a 6 MV photon beam. A satisfactory intra-batch reproducibility of the ESR sig…

Experimental and Modeling Analyses of Human Motion Across the Static Magnetic Field of an MRI Scanner

It is established that human movements in the vicinity of a permanent static magnetic field, such as those in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners induce electric fields in the human body; this raises potential severe risks of health to radiographers and cleaners exposed routinely to these fields in MRI rooms. The relevant directives and parameters, however, are based on theoretical models, and accurate studies on the simulation of the effects based on human movement data obtained in real conditions are still lacking. Two radiographers and one cleaner, familiar with MRI room activities and these directives, were gait analyzed during the execution of routine job motor tasks at different…