PMID: 9434975Jan 22, 1998Paper

GafChromic MD-55: investigated as a precision dosimeter

Medical Physics
N V KlassenJ Cygler

Abstract

GafChromic MD-55 is a fairly new, thin film dosimeter that develops a blue color (lambda max = 676 nm) when irradiated with ionizing radiation. The increase in absorbance is roughly proportional to the absorbed dose. In this study, GafChromic MD-55 was irradiated with 60Co gamma rays. A double irradiation method was used in which a dosimeter is given an unknown dose followed by a known, calibration dose. With this method, GafChromic MD-55 was used to measure doses in the vicinity of 6 Gy with an uncertainty of less than 1%. It was found that the measured optical density of GafChromic MD-55, as presently fabricated, is affected by the polarization of the analyzing light, an important consideration when using GafChromic MD-55 as a precision dosimeter. GafChromic MD-55 was found to consist of seven layers. The response to polarized light was measured for the whole dosimeter and for the three Mylar films which form part of the dosimeter.

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