Journal
PHYSICS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY
Volume 57, Issue 8, Pages 2209-2217Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/57/8/2209
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- Swedish Cancer foundation (CF) [100443]
- FORSS [86231]
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The aim of this study was to investigate signal fading in lithium formate electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) dosimeters used for clinical applications in radiotherapy. A new experimental method for determination of signal fading, designed to resolve small changes in signal from slowly decaying unstable radicals, was used. Possible signal fading in lithium formate due to different storage temperatures was also tested. Air humidity was kept at a constant level of 33% throughout the experiments. The conclusion drawn from the investigations was that the EPR signal from lithium formate is stable during at least 1 month after irradiation and is not sensitive to variations in storage temperature <40 degrees C when kept at a relative air humidity of 33%. This makes lithium formate a suitable dosimeter for transfer dosimetry in clinical audits.
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