title: Capability of NIPAM polymer gel in recording dose from the interaction of (10)B and thermal neutron in BNCT.
abstract: The capability of N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM) polymer gel to record the dose resulting from boron neutron capture reaction in BNCT was determined. In this regard, three compositions of the gel with different concentrations of (10)B were prepared and exposed to gamma radiation and thermal neutrons. Unlike irradiation with gamma rays, the boron-loaded gels irradiated by neutron exhibited sensitivity enhancement compared with the gels without (10)B. It was also found that the neutron sensitivity of the gel increased by the increase of concentration of (10)B. It can be concluded that NIPAM gel might be suitable for the measurement of the absorbed dose enhancement due to (10)B and thermal neutron reaction in BNCT.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Physics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Azim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khajeali
authors.affiliation: Medical Education Research Center, Tabriz, Iran; Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Physics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Imam Reza Educational Hospital, Radiotherapy Department, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Electronic address: afarajollahi@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reza Farajollahi
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute (NSTRI), Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Yaser
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kasesaz
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Physics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Hematology and Oncology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Roghayeh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Khodadadi
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Paramedicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Assef
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khalili
authors.affiliation: Imam Reza Educational Hospital, Radiotherapy Department, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Naseri
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D001895:Boron; D016754:Boron Neutron Capture Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005720:Gamma Rays; D005782:Gels; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009502:Neutrons; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011874:Radiometry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D005782:Gels; C052970:poly-N-isopropylacrylamide; D001895:Boron
keywords: Automatic irradiation system; BNCT dosimetry; Gel dosimetry; NIPAM polymer gel