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Radiophotoluminescence from Au-doped soda-lime silicate glass 掺金钠钙硅酸盐玻璃的放射光致发光
IF 1.6 3区 物理与天体物理
Radiation Measurements Pub Date : 2024-10-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2024.107320
Hiroki Kawamoto, Yutaka Fujimoto, Keisuke Asai
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Preliminary study of a compact epithermal neutron absolute flux intensity measurement system for real-time in-vivo dose monitoring in boron neutron capture therapy 用于硼中子俘获疗法中实时体内剂量监测的紧凑型外延中子绝对通量强度测量系统的初步研究
IF 1.6 3区 物理与天体物理
Radiation Measurements Pub Date : 2024-10-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2024.107308
Jiye Qiu , Daisuke Hatano , Yulin Ge , Nikolaos Voulgaris , Kohei Sagara , Zhaopeng Qiao , Shingo Tamaki , Sachie Kusaka , Takushi Takata , Isao Murata
{"title":"Preliminary study of a compact epithermal neutron absolute flux intensity measurement system for real-time in-vivo dose monitoring in boron neutron capture therapy","authors":"Jiye Qiu ,&nbsp;Daisuke Hatano ,&nbsp;Yulin Ge ,&nbsp;Nikolaos Voulgaris ,&nbsp;Kohei Sagara ,&nbsp;Zhaopeng Qiao ,&nbsp;Shingo Tamaki ,&nbsp;Sachie Kusaka ,&nbsp;Takushi Takata ,&nbsp;Isao Murata","doi":"10.1016/j.radmeas.2024.107308","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.radmeas.2024.107308","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) is a radiotherapy technology that selectively kills tumor cells via the <sup>10</sup>B(n, <em>α</em>)<sup>7</sup>Li reactions. Epithermal neutrons (0.5 eV–10 keV) are emitted and converted into thermal neutrons, which have a larger neutron capture reaction cross-section, by slowing down in the human body before reaching the tumor. Recently, the development of an epithermal neutron absolute flux intensity measurement technique has become crucial for real-time in-vivo dose monitoring in BNCT. In this study, a concept for a measurement system consisting of multiple compact scintillator with optical fibers detectors covered with neutron absorbers of various thicknesses is proposed. The designed system achieves a consistent response to epithermal neutrons with a theoretical coefficient of variation not higher than 5% for both LiCAF and EJ-254 scintillators. The theoretical feasibility of the proposed measurement system was investigated by an irradiation experiment carried out at the heavy water neutron irradiation facility at the Kyoto University Reactor. The experimental results indicated that further improvement and refinement are necessary to meet the high accuracy and precision required for real-time dose monitoring in clinical applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21055,"journal":{"name":"Radiation Measurements","volume":"178 ","pages":"Article 107308"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142434395","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Assessing dose rate effects in TL and OSL dosimeters: A critical look into dose rate models 评估 TL 和 OSL 剂量计的剂量率效应:对剂量率模型的批判性研究
IF 1.6 3区 物理与天体物理
Radiation Measurements Pub Date : 2024-10-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2024.107305
S. Motta, E.G. Yukihara
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Dose conversion in retrospective dosimetry: Results and implications from an inter-laboratory comparison featuring a realistic exposure scenario 回顾性剂量测定中的剂量转换:以真实暴露场景为特点的实验室间比较的结果和影响
IF 1.6 3区 物理与天体物理
Radiation Measurements Pub Date : 2024-10-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2024.107307
Jonathan Eakins , Michael Discher , Hyoungtaek Kim , Min Chae Kim , Hanjin Lee , Jungil Lee , Olivier Van Hoey , Hyungjoon Yu , Elizabeth Ainsbury , Céline Bassinet , Stephen McKeever , Sergey Sholom , Francois Trompier , Lovisa Waldner , Clemens Woda
{"title":"Dose conversion in retrospective dosimetry: Results and implications from an inter-laboratory comparison featuring a realistic exposure scenario","authors":"Jonathan Eakins ,&nbsp;Michael Discher ,&nbsp;Hyoungtaek Kim ,&nbsp;Min Chae Kim ,&nbsp;Hanjin Lee ,&nbsp;Jungil Lee ,&nbsp;Olivier Van Hoey ,&nbsp;Hyungjoon Yu ,&nbsp;Elizabeth Ainsbury ,&nbsp;Céline Bassinet ,&nbsp;Stephen McKeever ,&nbsp;Sergey Sholom ,&nbsp;Francois Trompier ,&nbsp;Lovisa Waldner ,&nbsp;Clemens Woda","doi":"10.1016/j.radmeas.2024.107307","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.radmeas.2024.107307","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Dose conversion coefficients attempt to harmonize the material-, location-, and exposure-dependent results from retrospective dosemeters. The issues and uncertainties arising from dose conversion are explored within the framework of an interlaboratory comparison exercise in which mobile phones were positioned around anthropomorphic phantoms and exposed to non-uniform photon fields, with the glass and resistors they contain employed as fortuitous dosemeters. The difficulties of adopting pre-calculated tables of generic conversion coefficients are evaluated first, and then compared against those arising through the use of bespoke data derived by Monte Carlo modelling, and also against not converting the doses measured by the phones. It is seen that the different subjective choices that users might make when selecting ‘optimal’ generic data can lead to a significant source of uncertainty (up to around 70 %), though may be improved (to around 30 %) by appropriate quality controls. Use of generic coefficients typically led to over-estimates of the organ doses: an average discrepancy of ca. a factor of 2 was found, but this is still better than the factor of around 3 observed when no conversion coefficients were applied. Use of bespoke conversion factors led to the best estimates of organ doses, although they still over-estimated by approximately 1.5 on average, and an uncertainty of around 20 % was associated with generating their values. Overall, applying bespoke conversion data improves but does not guarantee correct dose categorization of individuals, with the inconsistences in the measured results found generally to be the limiting factor in obtaining accurate dose assessments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21055,"journal":{"name":"Radiation Measurements","volume":"179 ","pages":"Article 107307"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142526727","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Preliminary ESR dating results of fault barite shed new insights into the retrospective history of bedrock fault activities in basaltic regions 断层重晶石的初步 ESR 测定结果为了解玄武岩地区基岩断层活动的追溯历史提供了新的视角
IF 1.6 3区 物理与天体物理
Radiation Measurements Pub Date : 2024-10-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2024.107306
Chuanyi Wei , Gongming Yin , Yongsheng Zhou , Chunru Liu , Li Cheng , Xi Ma , Hao Ji , Jiaxiang Dang
{"title":"Preliminary ESR dating results of fault barite shed new insights into the retrospective history of bedrock fault activities in basaltic regions","authors":"Chuanyi Wei ,&nbsp;Gongming Yin ,&nbsp;Yongsheng Zhou ,&nbsp;Chunru Liu ,&nbsp;Li Cheng ,&nbsp;Xi Ma ,&nbsp;Hao Ji ,&nbsp;Jiaxiang Dang","doi":"10.1016/j.radmeas.2024.107306","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.radmeas.2024.107306","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The chronology of fault activity in bedrock is critical to constraining and understanding periods of active faulting, assessing seismic hazards, and mitigating the effects of earthquakes. However, because of the lack of suitable materials for dating, the temporal reconstruction of faulting in bedrock remains highly challenging for geologists. In the present study, we determine for the first time the electron spin resonance (ESR) ages of fault barite (BaSO<sub>4</sub>), which is produced by episodes of intense faulting on basalt bedrock fault surfaces. Three barite samples were obtained from a basalt fault section (27°5′23″N, 100°25′45″E, 1.8 km above sea level) of the Lijiang–Xiaojinhe Fault (LXF), southeastern Tibetan Plateau, for ESR measurements. Similar to marine barite, the ESR spectrum of fault barite shows an electron-type center with g = 2.0037, 2.0034, and 2.0028 attributed to SO<sub>3</sub><sup>−</sup>. The signal intensity systematically increased with increasing gamma-ray dose. Dose rates were calculated using a model based on the location and burial depth of the barite samples, as well as their surrounding bedrock. The three barite samples yield ESR ages of 131 ± 26, 503 ± 61, and 1416 ± 246 ka, respectively, which indicate that the LXF was active during the Early and Middle Pleistocene. The three ESR ages for fault barite from basalt extend the time range of activity of the LXF compared with previous carbonate ESR and radiocarbon dating results. Consequently, we propose that ESR dating of barite is valuable for reconstructing the history of bedrock fault activity. However, given that this investigation represents a preliminary application of the fault-barite ESR method, further study is needed to confirm its usefulness and the accuracy and precision of dating results.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21055,"journal":{"name":"Radiation Measurements","volume":"178 ","pages":"Article 107306"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142420481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Characterization of a real time dosimetry system using 2D nano and micro-coatings in proton and carbon therapeutic ion beams 在质子和碳治疗离子束中使用二维纳米和微涂层的实时剂量测定系统的特性分析
IF 1.6 3区 物理与天体物理
Radiation Measurements Pub Date : 2024-09-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2024.107303
Luana de Freitas Nascimento , Marijke De Saint-Hubert , Marco Caprioli , Laurence Delombaerde , Katleen Himschoot , Dirk Vandenbroucke , Paul Leblans , Wouter Crijns , Satoshi Kodaira
{"title":"Characterization of a real time dosimetry system using 2D nano and micro-coatings in proton and carbon therapeutic ion beams","authors":"Luana de Freitas Nascimento ,&nbsp;Marijke De Saint-Hubert ,&nbsp;Marco Caprioli ,&nbsp;Laurence Delombaerde ,&nbsp;Katleen Himschoot ,&nbsp;Dirk Vandenbroucke ,&nbsp;Paul Leblans ,&nbsp;Wouter Crijns ,&nbsp;Satoshi Kodaira","doi":"10.1016/j.radmeas.2024.107303","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.radmeas.2024.107303","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Real-time radioluminescence two-dimensional coatings have potential as dosemeters in proton and carbon therapeutic beams. We investigated coatings made of nano and micro-(C<sub>44</sub>H<sub>38</sub>P<sub>2</sub>)MnCl<sub>4</sub> and (C<sub>38</sub>H<sub>36</sub>P<sub>2</sub>)MnBr<sub>4</sub> crystals mixed with a water-equivalent substrate. The response of the radioluminescence signal of the coatings along the Bragg curves presented an ionization quenching effect, but less prominent than what has been observed in our previous works using Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>:X (X = C and C,Mg) coatings. We hypothesize that this results from their lower crystal sizes and effective atomic number (Z<sub>eff</sub>). Combined experimental results and Monte Carlo simulations resulted in correction factors to address the linear energy transfer dependence and restore the constant response for particle therapy beams. The quenching correction method was applied to the studied proton and carbon ion beams and yielded the best results for the nano-(C<sub>44</sub>H<sub>38</sub>P<sub>2</sub>)MnCl<sub>4,</sub> coating, followed by the micro-(C<sub>44</sub>H<sub>38</sub>P<sub>2</sub>)MnCl<sub>4</sub>, nano-(C<sub>38</sub>H<sub>36</sub>P<sub>2</sub>)MnBr<sub>4</sub>, and micro-(C<sub>38</sub>H<sub>36</sub>P<sub>2</sub>)MnBr<sub>4</sub>.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21055,"journal":{"name":"Radiation Measurements","volume":"178 ","pages":"Article 107303"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142420480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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High-sensitivity ferrous sulfate dosimeters with wide dosimetry range based on fluorescence properties of gold nanoclusters 基于纳米金簇荧光特性的高灵敏度、宽剂量测定范围的硫酸亚铁剂量计
IF 1.6 3区 物理与天体物理
Radiation Measurements Pub Date : 2024-09-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2024.107304
Yu Chen, Shuquan Chang, Xiaodan Hu, Xiaohong Zhang, Haiqian Zhang
{"title":"High-sensitivity ferrous sulfate dosimeters with wide dosimetry range based on fluorescence properties of gold nanoclusters","authors":"Yu Chen,&nbsp;Shuquan Chang,&nbsp;Xiaodan Hu,&nbsp;Xiaohong Zhang,&nbsp;Haiqian Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.radmeas.2024.107304","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.radmeas.2024.107304","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>With the widespread application of nuclear technologies, radiation dose measurement is important. Ferrous sulfate dosimeters are common chemical dosimeters, but their high detection limit and narrow dosimetry range limit their application in some fields. In this work, we introduce a novel dosimetry approach for ferrous sulfate dosimeters utilizing the fluorescence properties of gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) capped with histidine. The Fe<sup>2+</sup> ions in the ferrous sulfate dosimeter are oxidized to Fe<sup>3+</sup> ions during irradiation. The presence of Fe<sup>3+</sup> ions results in the fluorescence quenching of AuNCs, establishing a correlation between the fluorescence intensity of the dosimeter and irradiation doses. The lowest detection limit of the fluorescence dosimeter was found to be 2 Gy. Moreover, the dose response of the dosimeter showed good linearity within the dose range of 2–400 Gy. The dosimetric sensitivity of the fluorescence dosimeter was 17.9% higher than that of ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy. The results indicate that the dosimetry method utilizing the fluorescence properties of AuNCs significantly improves the detection sensitivity and detection limit of the dosimeter. Our work provides a new dosimetry method for ferrous sulfate dosimeters that can be used in a wider range of irradiation situations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21055,"journal":{"name":"Radiation Measurements","volume":"178 ","pages":"Article 107304"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142357306","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Implementation and optimisation of cosmic veto system using digital electronics in an environmental gamma-spectrometry laboratory 在环境伽马能谱仪实验室利用数字电子技术实施和优化宇宙否决系统
IF 1.6 3区 物理与天体物理
Radiation Measurements Pub Date : 2024-09-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2024.107302
Luka Bakrač , Tomislav Ilievski , Nikola Marković , Damir Bosnar , Ivana Tucaković
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Single-photon elimination in liquid scintillation counting with pulse shape discrimination and delayed coincidence 利用脉冲形状判别和延迟重合在液体闪烁计数中消除单光子
IF 1.6 3区 物理与天体物理
Radiation Measurements Pub Date : 2024-09-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2024.107299
Pengpeng Zhang , Deyuan Li , Hui Li , Hui Zhang , Xuanru Zhang , Yan Ma , Linjing Wang , Hua Li , Xuewen Yan
{"title":"Single-photon elimination in liquid scintillation counting with pulse shape discrimination and delayed coincidence","authors":"Pengpeng Zhang ,&nbsp;Deyuan Li ,&nbsp;Hui Li ,&nbsp;Hui Zhang ,&nbsp;Xuanru Zhang ,&nbsp;Yan Ma ,&nbsp;Linjing Wang ,&nbsp;Hua Li ,&nbsp;Xuewen Yan","doi":"10.1016/j.radmeas.2024.107299","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.radmeas.2024.107299","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Liquid scintillation counting is widely used in the rapid measurement of beta activity in environmental and biological samples. However, the single-photons generated by chemiluminescence and photoluminescence in liquid scintillation cocktails seriously affect the measurement accuracy of low-energy beta activity. A novel method based on the combination of the signal characteristic analysis and selective gate to eliminate the single-photon signal was developed. A preprocessing circuit made of a fast response time photomultiplier tube (PMT, Hamamatsu R9420), two charge-sensitive preamplifiers (CSP), two comparators, an analog switch and delay-line devices were designed and developed to verify the feasibility and effectiveness. The output signals from the last dynode were characterized in the pulse time and were used to discriminate the beta signals from the single-photon ones. The beta signals were “tagged” through pulse width detection, pulse width-amplitude transform and pulse-height discrimination with the first comparator, the first CSP and the second comparator. The “tagged” beta signal were applied to control the analog switch. The anode signals were specially delayed and then selected by the analog switch to achieve the single-photon signal elimination. Liquid scintillation cocktails containing <span><math><mrow><msup><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>14</mn></mrow></msup><mi>C</mi></mrow></math></span> or NaOH used as beta or single-photon sources were provided to verify the feasibility of the principle. The results showed that the typical fall time of the single-photon and beta signal was 16.05<!--> <!-->ns and 43.17<!--> <!-->ns. The single-photon rejection ratio is 2.76 × 10<span><math><msup><mrow></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>3</mn></mrow></msup></math></span> ± 3.89 × 10<span><math><msup><mrow></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>5</mn></mrow></msup></math></span>, and the detection efficiency is up to <span><math><mrow><mn>93</mn><mo>.</mo><mn>02</mn><mtext>%</mtext><mo>±</mo><mn>0</mn><mo>.</mo><mn>59</mn><mtext>%</mtext></mrow></math></span>.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21055,"journal":{"name":"Radiation Measurements","volume":"178 ","pages":"Article 107299"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142312632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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3D printed microcrystalline CsI:Tl composite scintillating thin films for X-ray imaging 用于 X 射线成像的 3D 打印微晶 CsI:Tl 复合闪烁薄膜
IF 1.6 3区 物理与天体物理
Radiation Measurements Pub Date : 2024-09-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2024.107301
Divya Pandya , Nisha Oad , Sheetal Rawat , Brijesh Tripathi , Pavan Gurrala , Partha Sarathi Sarkar , Mohit Tyagi , Apoorva Bhatt
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