Improved MAGIC gel for higher sensitivity and elemental tissue equivalent 3D dosimetry
Zhu X, Reese T, Crowley E, Fakhri G. Improved MAGIC gel for higher sensitivity and elemental tissue equivalent 3D dosimetry. Medical Physics 2009, 37: 183-188. PMID: 20175480, PMCID: PMC2801736, DOI: 10.1118/1.3260844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAscorbic AcidBiomimetic MaterialsCopper SulfateDose-Response Relationship, RadiationGelatinHydroquinonesMethacrylatesPolymersProtonsRadiation DosageRadiometryReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityConceptsMAGIC gelTissue equivalentsGel dosimeterRange verificationNuclear reactionsDosimetry applicationsProton beam therapyPhantom materialTime-activity measurementsDosimetry purposesTransverse relaxation rateRelaxation rateBeam therapyDose-response curveSlopes of dose-response curvesGel formulationMAGICDose responseMelting pointSoft tissueDosimetersPhantomTime-activityProtonGlucose