A new composition of polymer gel dosimeters is developed based on radiation induced polymerization of
N-(Hydroxymethyl)acrylamide (NHMA) for radiotherapy treatment planning. The dosimeters were irradiated
by 10 MV photon beam of a medical linear accelerator at a constant dose rate of 600 cGy/min
with doses up to 20 Gy. The polymerization occurs and increases with increasing absorbed dose. The
dose response of polymer gel dosimeters was studied using nuclear magnetic imaging (NMR) for relaxation
rate (R2) of water proton. Dose rate, energy of radiation and the stability of the polymerization
after irradiation were investigated. No appreciable effects of these parameters on the performance of the
novel gel dosimeters were observed.
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