Towards liquid EPR dosimetry using nitroxides in aqueous solution

Objective. Water-equivalent dosimeters are desirable for dosimetry in radiotherapy. The present work investigates basic characteristics of novel aqueous detector materials and presents a signal loss approach for electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) dosimetry. Approach. The proposed principle is bas...

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Main Authors: Höfel, Sebastian (Author) , Zwicker, Felix (Author) , Fix, Michael K. (Author) , Drescher, Malte (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 27 February 2024
In: Physics in medicine and biology
Year: 2024, Volume: 69, Issue: 5, Pages: 1-17
ISSN:1361-6560
DOI:10.1088/1361-6560/ad25c4
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Author Notes:Sebastian Höfel, Felix Zwicker, Michael K. Fix and Malte Drescher

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