Dose sensitivity of MAGIC-f polymer gel using different MRI sequences

This study aims to evaluate the dose sensitivity of MAGIC-f  gel irradiated by high-energy photon beams, comparing quantification using different MRI sequences. Irradiation was performed using 6 MV photons with 600 cGy/min dose rate, field size of 20x20 cm², and 94 cm source-to-surface distance. Two...

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Main Authors: Nícollas Gonçalves Cavedini, Ricardo Meurer Papaléo, Nícolas Borges Jobim, Phelipi Nunes Schuck, Fabrício Nery Garrafiel, Elisa Magno Nunes de Oliveira, Marcelo Menna Barreto Schwarcke, Alex Cristóvão Holanda de Oliveira, Paulo Rauli Rafeson Vasconcelos Caribé, Ana Maria Marques da Silva
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Published: Brazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR) 2022-12-01
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author Nícollas Gonçalves Cavedini
Ricardo Meurer Papaléo
Nícolas Borges Jobim
Phelipi Nunes Schuck
Fabrício Nery Garrafiel
Elisa Magno Nunes de Oliveira
Marcelo Menna Barreto Schwarcke
Alex Cristóvão Holanda de Oliveira
Paulo Rauli Rafeson Vasconcelos Caribé
Ana Maria Marques da Silva
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Ricardo Meurer Papaléo
Nícolas Borges Jobim
Phelipi Nunes Schuck
Fabrício Nery Garrafiel
Elisa Magno Nunes de Oliveira
Marcelo Menna Barreto Schwarcke
Alex Cristóvão Holanda de Oliveira
Paulo Rauli Rafeson Vasconcelos Caribé
Ana Maria Marques da Silva
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description This study aims to evaluate the dose sensitivity of MAGIC-f  gel irradiated by high-energy photon beams, comparing quantification using different MRI sequences. Irradiation was performed using 6 MV photons with 600 cGy/min dose rate, field size of 20x20 cm², and 94 cm source-to-surface distance. Two gel batches were produced on different days and placed in vials. In the first batch, doses of 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 20, and 40 Gy were planned. The second batch was irradiated with doses of 0, 2, 4, 6, 10, 12, 14, and 16 Gy. MR images were acquired with Spin Echo (SE, TR=3 s) and Multi Spin Echo (MSE, TR = 3s or 10s, turbo factor 24) sequences. The dose is assessed via changes in the transverse relaxation time in the irradiated gel. In MSE, dose sensitivity in the first batch was 0.27 (TR=3 s) and 0.28 Gy-1s-1  (TR=10 s) and in the second batch, 0.31 and 0.31 Gy-1s-1 (TR = 3 s and TR = 10 s, respectively). In the SE sequence, dose sensitivity was 0.42 for the first batch and 0.43 Gy-1s-1 for the second batch. Linearity of dose-response was only obtained for doses below 10 Gy. Comparing the dose sensitivity extracted from MSE and SE sequences using TR= 3s, differences around 30% were found. Thus, although MSE-MRI offers a faster protocol of imaging acquisition it is less precise for quantification of relaxation times, as TE is not a well-defined quantity. The performance of the gel as a dosimeter is consequently sequence dependent.
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spelling doaj-art-cb2ced43111444fdb0b288dd4dfacde12025-08-20T03:13:10ZengBrazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR)Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences2319-06122022-12-0110411510.15392/2319-0612.2022.20851703Dose sensitivity of MAGIC-f polymer gel using different MRI sequencesNícollas Gonçalves Cavedini0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9444-6534Ricardo Meurer Papaléo1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3726-8951Nícolas Borges Jobim2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5407-3318Phelipi Nunes Schuck3Fabrício Nery Garrafiel4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8407-9160Elisa Magno Nunes de Oliveira5Marcelo Menna Barreto Schwarcke6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1663-6754Alex Cristóvão Holanda de Oliveira7https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9240-3354Paulo Rauli Rafeson Vasconcelos Caribé8Ana Maria Marques da Silva9PUCRSPUCRSPUCRSWeill Cornell Medical CollegeHospital São Lucas da PUCRSPUCRSFederal University of Health Sciences of Porto AlegreFaculdade Nova EsperançaGhent UniversityPUCRSThis study aims to evaluate the dose sensitivity of MAGIC-f  gel irradiated by high-energy photon beams, comparing quantification using different MRI sequences. Irradiation was performed using 6 MV photons with 600 cGy/min dose rate, field size of 20x20 cm², and 94 cm source-to-surface distance. Two gel batches were produced on different days and placed in vials. In the first batch, doses of 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 20, and 40 Gy were planned. The second batch was irradiated with doses of 0, 2, 4, 6, 10, 12, 14, and 16 Gy. MR images were acquired with Spin Echo (SE, TR=3 s) and Multi Spin Echo (MSE, TR = 3s or 10s, turbo factor 24) sequences. The dose is assessed via changes in the transverse relaxation time in the irradiated gel. In MSE, dose sensitivity in the first batch was 0.27 (TR=3 s) and 0.28 Gy-1s-1  (TR=10 s) and in the second batch, 0.31 and 0.31 Gy-1s-1 (TR = 3 s and TR = 10 s, respectively). In the SE sequence, dose sensitivity was 0.42 for the first batch and 0.43 Gy-1s-1 for the second batch. Linearity of dose-response was only obtained for doses below 10 Gy. Comparing the dose sensitivity extracted from MSE and SE sequences using TR= 3s, differences around 30% were found. Thus, although MSE-MRI offers a faster protocol of imaging acquisition it is less precise for quantification of relaxation times, as TE is not a well-defined quantity. The performance of the gel as a dosimeter is consequently sequence dependent.https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/2085dosimetric gelmagic-f3d dosimetrymagnetic resonancespin echo
spellingShingle Nícollas Gonçalves Cavedini
Ricardo Meurer Papaléo
Nícolas Borges Jobim
Phelipi Nunes Schuck
Fabrício Nery Garrafiel
Elisa Magno Nunes de Oliveira
Marcelo Menna Barreto Schwarcke
Alex Cristóvão Holanda de Oliveira
Paulo Rauli Rafeson Vasconcelos Caribé
Ana Maria Marques da Silva
Dose sensitivity of MAGIC-f polymer gel using different MRI sequences
Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences
dosimetric gel
magic-f
3d dosimetry
magnetic resonance
spin echo
title Dose sensitivity of MAGIC-f polymer gel using different MRI sequences
title_full Dose sensitivity of MAGIC-f polymer gel using different MRI sequences
title_fullStr Dose sensitivity of MAGIC-f polymer gel using different MRI sequences
title_full_unstemmed Dose sensitivity of MAGIC-f polymer gel using different MRI sequences
title_short Dose sensitivity of MAGIC-f polymer gel using different MRI sequences
title_sort dose sensitivity of magic f polymer gel using different mri sequences
topic dosimetric gel
magic-f
3d dosimetry
magnetic resonance
spin echo
url https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/2085
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