Looking at possible clinical applications of the Plasma Focus (PF) technology as medium-low energy extremely fast radiation source, aiming at the treatment of skin cancer pathologies, in vivo experiments on mice are a due step. To properly design the experiments, a dosimetric analysis on a PMMA mouse phantom has been devised and carried out. The dose delivered to the phantom has been evaluated in experiments using Gafchromic films, standard TLD chips and TL glass beads to be able to optimally reconstruct the radiation field produced by the PF at various depths in the phantom. The whole setup has also been analysed with a Monte Carlo model using the MCNP6 code to produce a correlation between the results obtained from the various dosimetric technologies.
Isolan, L., Sumini, M., Teodori, F., Bradley, D., Jafari, S., Mariotti, F., et al. (2019). Dosimetric analysis and experimental setup design for in-vivo irradiation with a Plasma Focus device. RADIATION PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY, 155, 17-21 [10.1016/j.radphyschem.2018.06.025].
Dosimetric analysis and experimental setup design for in-vivo irradiation with a Plasma Focus device
Isolan, L.Validation
;Sumini, M.
Methodology
;Teodori, F.Membro del Collaboration Group
;Buontempo, F.Membro del Collaboration Group
2019
Abstract
Looking at possible clinical applications of the Plasma Focus (PF) technology as medium-low energy extremely fast radiation source, aiming at the treatment of skin cancer pathologies, in vivo experiments on mice are a due step. To properly design the experiments, a dosimetric analysis on a PMMA mouse phantom has been devised and carried out. The dose delivered to the phantom has been evaluated in experiments using Gafchromic films, standard TLD chips and TL glass beads to be able to optimally reconstruct the radiation field produced by the PF at various depths in the phantom. The whole setup has also been analysed with a Monte Carlo model using the MCNP6 code to produce a correlation between the results obtained from the various dosimetric technologies.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
