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IOP Publishing, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, (250), p. 012036, 2010

DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/250/1/012036

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An evaluation of Genipin gel as a water equivalent dosimeter for megavoltage electron beams and kilovoltage x-ray beams

Journal article published in 2010 by Tina Gorjiara, Bosi Sg, Robin Hill, Zdenka Kuncic ORCID, Stephen Bosi, Clive Baldock
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

Genipin gel is a radiochromic gel with the potential to be used as a three dimensional (3D) dosimeter. An ideal dosimeter should present radiologically water equivalent properties. In this work, we have evaluated the water equivalency of genipin gel by calculating its radiological properties, such as mass and electron density, effective atomic number, fractional interaction probabilities, mass energy absorption coefficient and mass stopping powers as well as depth doses for kilovoltage x-ray and megavoltage electron beams. Based on the results of this study, we conclude that genipin gel is a water equivalent dosimeter.