Dosimetric fricke gel systems improved with CaCl2 and gluconic acid

Abstract

Today, cancer is an increasingly important health problem that comes immediately after heart and vascular diseases as a cause of death. In this study primary objective is to generate an alternative to dosimetry systems that are not practical and cost effective due to increasingly complex external beam radiotherapy techniques. For this purpose, CaCl2 or Gluconic acid added dosimetric Fricke gel compounds were improved to mimic human tissues by means of interaction with X- rays. The MR intensity values were linearly changed depending on the concentrations of the produced gel samples and the dose amount of the applied radiation.