用于放疗剂量测量的新型闪烁凝胶材料研制与优化

Development and Optimization of New Scintillatinon Gel Material for Radiotherapy Dose Measurement

  • 摘要: 放疗领域中基于闪烁体的剂量测量技术可实现三维实时剂量验证,液闪及塑闪因可塑性、组织等效性等因素制约了该技术的发展。为研制一种可用于放疗剂量测量的新型闪烁凝胶材料,基于乳化聚合反应制备初始凝胶,采用蒙特卡罗模拟与实验测量相结合的方式在初始凝胶配方中加入无机盐对其γ软组织等效性能进行优化,采用实验测量方式在初始配方中改变PPO和Bis-MSB的加入量对凝胶的发光效率进行优化。结果表明,加入质量分数为1.0%的ZnCl2后γ软组织等效性能与ICRU推荐值在各能量段下的相对偏差均在5%以内,PPO和Bis-MSB的含量为0.33%和0.005 6%时凝胶的发光效率能达到Ultra Gold AB液闪的80%左右。经放疗平台测试,优化后的闪烁凝胶材料发光强度对剂量呈线性响应,能满足放疗剂量测量要求。

     

    Abstract: In the field of radiotherapy, dose measurement technology based on the scintillator can realize 3D real-time dose verification. Due to the factors of plasticity and tissue equivalent, liquid scintillation and plastic scintillation restrict the development of this technology. In order to develop a new type of scintillation gel material for radiotherapy dose measurement, the initial gel was prepared based on emulsion polymerization. Combined with Monte Carlo simulation and experimental measurement, inorganic salts were added to the initial gel formulation to optimize the tissue equivalent performance for gamma. The PPO and Bis-MSB contents in the initial formulation were changed by the experimental method to enhance the luminous efficiency of the gel. The results show that after adding 1.0% of ZnCl2, the relative deviation of gamma tissue equivalent value and ICRU recommended value is less than 5% under each energy segment. When the content of PPO and Bis-MSB is 0.33% and 0.005 6%, the luminous efficiency of gel reaches about 80% of Ultra Gold AB liquid scintillation. After the radiotherapy platform test, the luminous intensity of the scintillation gel material shows a linear response to the dose, which can meet the radiotherapy dose measurement requirements.

     

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