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  • Medical Physics
  • Radiation Chemistry
  • Analytical Chemistry

Background:

  • Water-equivalent dosimeters are crucial for accurate dosimetry in radiotherapy.
  • Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) offers a potential method for radiation detection.
  • Nitroxide radicals in aqueous solutions can serve as sensitive probes for radiation-induced changes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the basic characteristics of novel aqueous detector materials for EPR dosimetry.
  • To evaluate a signal loss approach for quantifying radiation dose using nitroxide radicals.
  • To assess the potential of these materials as water-equivalent dosimeters in radiotherapy.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized stable nitroxide radicals (MmP, CmP) in aqueous solutions with DMSO.
  • Irradiated samples with a clinical 6 MV flattening filter-free photon beam across a dose range of 1-64 Gy.
  • Measured EPR signal loss using an X-band benchtop spectrometer and analyzed dose response, stability, and reproducibility.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated a linear EPR signal loss with dose up to 16 Gy for MmP (20 μM), with a G(-NO·) yield of ~0.4 μmol J⁻¹.
  • Observed relative EPR signal fluctuations below 1% (1σ) over five weeks for doses up to 32 Gy.
  • Found signal loss to be weakly dependent on nitroxide concentration but strongly dependent on DMSO concentration (0-5 vol%).

Conclusions:

  • Aqueous solutions of nitroxides with small amounts of DMSO (e.g., 2 vol%) exhibit promising characteristics for water-equivalent EPR dosimeters.
  • The observed EPR signal loss is attributed to an indirect effect mediated by radicals from water/DMSO radiolysis.
  • These findings support the development of novel EPR-based dosimetry systems for radiotherapy applications.