Monte Carlo simulation of the response of ESR dosimeters added with gadolinium exposed to thermal, epithermal and fast neutrons.

Maria Brai; Anna Longo; Salvatore Basile; Maurizio Marrale; null Marrale; null Brai; null Basile

Monte Carlo simulation of the response of ESR dosimeters added with gadolinium exposed to thermal, epithermal and fast neutrons.

Maria Brai, Anna Longo, Salvatore Basile, Maurizio Marrale, Marrale, Brai, Basile

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Abstract

MonteCarlonumericalcalculationsoftheresponseofalanineandammoniumtartrateESR(electronspin resonance)dosimetersexposedtoneutronfieldswithdifferentenergyspectraarereported.Resultshavebeenobtainedforvariousgadoliniumconcentrationsinsidethedosimeters.Furthermore,inorderto simulatethein-phantomresponsewehavecarriedoutcalculationsbyvaryingthedepthofthedosimeter.Wehavefoundthatalargeenhancementisobtainedforthermalneutrons,becauseofthevery highcapturecrosssectionofgadoliniumtothermalneutrons.Agoodenhancementwasobtainedfor epithermalneutrons,whereasthesensitivityimprovementinthecaseoffastneutronirradiationispoor.Furthermore,thesimulationscarriedoutbyvaryingthedepthsuggeststhatanappreciablesensitivitytothermalandepithermalneutronscouldbeobservedforin-phantommeasurementsinthe2–3cmdepthrange.Theseresultscanprovideusefulinsightforfutureexperimentswithepithermalneutronbeams(suchasthoseusedinneutroncapturetherapy)andforfutureapplicationsinneutroncapturetherapydosimetry.

Lingua originale	English
pagine (da-a)	186-189
Numero di pagine	4
Rivista	Applied Radiation and Isotopes
Volume	67
Stato di pubblicazione	Published - 2009

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AU - Brai, null

AU - Basile, null

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Monte Carlo simulation of the response of ESR dosimeters added with gadolinium exposed to thermal, epithermal and fast neutrons.

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