scholarly journals Spectrophotometric Study of ?-Irradiated PM-355

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 584-589
Author(s):  
Baghdad Science Journal

The aim of the present work is concerned with the effect of ?-irradiation on PM-355 with absorbed dose of (30-160Mrad) range. This polymer is evaluated spectrophotometrically for use as high dose dosimeters. The absorption spectra of irradiated samples showed radiation induced absorption changes. There is an increment in absorption proportional with absorbed dose. This increment is attributed to interfaces traps which, are formed by irradiation. Calibration curve was drawn .The linear relation was found in calibration curve, and dosimeter range was determined from the linear part. The linearity in response curve suggested that PM-355 could be used as dosimeter within (30-160Mrad) rang. Energy gap shift was used as a second tool to determine the dosimeter range. It was found that PM-355 energy gap systematically decreasing with absorbed dose, and it could be used as a second tool to determine the dosimeter range.

2020 ◽  
Vol 189 (2) ◽  
pp. 198-204
Author(s):  
Ehsan Mirrezaei ◽  
Saeed Setayeshi ◽  
Farideh Zakeri ◽  
Samaneh Baradaran

Abstract Cytogenetic biodosimetry is a well-known method for quantifying the absorbed dose based on measuring biological radiation effects. To correlate the induced chromosomal abberrations with the absorbed dose of the individuals, a reliable dose–response calibration curve should be established. This study aimed to use frequencies and distributions of radiation-induced dicentric chromosome aberrations to develop a standard dose–response calibration curve. Peripheral blood samples taken from six male donors irradiated by an X-ray generator up to 4 Gy were studied. Three different blood samples were irradiated by known doses, then scored blindly for verification of the proposed calibration curve. Dose estimation was also carried out for three real overexposed cases. The results showed good accordance with the other published curves. The constructed dose–response curve provides a reliable tool for biological dosimetry in accidental or occupational radiation exposures.


1982 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 1086-1099 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylva Vlčková ◽  
Luděk Jančář ◽  
Vlastimil Kubáň ◽  
Josef Havel

The existence of the red-orange CdLH+ complex (λmax = 406 nm, εmax = 1.78.104 mmol-1.cm2, log *β111 = -1.66+0.04) and CdL complex (λmax = 495 nm, εmax = 3.2.104 mmol-1. cm2, log *β112 = -8.25+0.05) was demonstrated in aqueous solutions of PAR with a concentration excess of Cd(II) ions. It was shown that a 10% v/v acetone medium containing Cd(II) in a concentration excess of PAR contains the following complexes: CdL2H2 (λmax = 507 nm, εmax = 1.4 . 104 mmol-1 cm(2), log*β122 = -2.85+0.04), CdL2H- (λmax = 495 nm, εmax = 6.25 . 104 mmol-1 cm2, log *β123 = -9.58 + 0.04) and CdL2-2 (λmax = 495 nm, εmax = 9.16 . 104 mmol-1 cm2, log *β124 = -17.33 + 0.06). The basic parameters of the individual complexes were determined by graphical interpretation using slope-intercept transformations and by numerical interpretation using the generalized SQUAD-G program. The statistical parameters of the spectrophotometric method of determining cadmium ions were evaluated from the linear part of the calibration curve using the STAT program.


1962 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 527-538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavo Hedner ◽  
Claus Rerup

ABSTRACT Measurements of plasma corticosteroid levels and adrenal ascorbic acid concentration in steroid blocked and hypophysectomized rats were performed. It was found that prednisolone and dexamethasone were effective in blocking endogenous corticotrophin release within 3–4 hours after subcutaneous injection. These agents also prevented completely the normally occurring rise in plasma corticoid levels after exposure of the rats to ether. Abdominal surgery (unilateral adrenalectomy) resulted in a slight but significant rise in plasma corticoid levels in spite of dexamethasone blockade. The values of adrenal ascorbic acid were not affected significantly. The blocking effect of two daily subcutaneous injections of a high dose of dexamethasone persisted for about one week after the last injection. The sensitivity of the plasma corticoid response was essentially the same in hypophysectomized and dexamethasone blocked rats. The lower part of the log dose response curve was found to be clearly non-linear in the plasma corticoid method following intravenous corticotrophin injection. As a consequence the dose level in quantitative assays of intravenously injected corticotrophin are, in our hands, of the same order as in the adrenal ascorbic acid depletion method.


1982 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 503-508 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irena Němcová ◽  
Pavla Plocková ◽  
Tran Hong Con

The absorption spectra of the binary complexes of lanthanoids with bromopyrogallol red were measured and the formation of ternary complexes with cation active tenside, Septonex, was studied. Optimal conditions were found for the formation of these complexes and the possibility of their use in the photometric determination of lanthanoids was demonstrated on several examples.


Author(s):  
An Aerts ◽  
Uta Eberlein ◽  
Sören Holm ◽  
Roland Hustinx ◽  
Mark Konijnenberg ◽  
...  

Executive SummaryWith an increasing variety of radiopharmaceuticals for diagnostic or therapeutic nuclear medicine as valuable diagnostic or treatment option, radiobiology plays an important role in supporting optimizations. This comprises particularly safety and efficacy of radionuclide therapies, specifically tailored to each patient. As absorbed dose rates and absorbed dose distributions in space and time are very different between external irradiation and systemic radionuclide exposure, distinct radiation-induced biological responses are expected in nuclear medicine, which need to be explored. This calls for a dedicated nuclear medicine radiobiology. Radiobiology findings and absorbed dose measurements will enable an improved estimation and prediction of efficacy and adverse effects. Moreover, a better understanding on the fundamental biological mechanisms underlying tumor and normal tissue responses will help to identify predictive and prognostic biomarkers as well as biomarkers for treatment follow-up. In addition, radiobiology can form the basis for the development of radiosensitizing strategies and radioprotectant agents. Thus, EANM believes that, beyond in vitro and preclinical evaluations, radiobiology will bring important added value to clinical studies and to clinical teams. Therefore, EANM strongly supports active collaboration between radiochemists, radiopharmacists, radiobiologists, medical physicists, and physicians to foster research toward precision nuclear medicine.


Diagnostics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 279
Author(s):  
Tine N. Christensen ◽  
Seppo W. Langer ◽  
Gitte Persson ◽  
Klaus Richter Larsen ◽  
Annemarie G. Amtoft ◽  
...  

Radiation-induced changes may cause a non-malignant high 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-d-glucose (FDG)-uptake. The 3′-deoxy-3′-[18F]fluorothymidine (FLT)-PET/CT performs better in the differential diagnosis of inflammatory changes and lung lesions with a higher specificity than FDG-PET/CT. We investigated the association between post-radiotherapy FDG-PET-parameters, FLT-PET-parameters, and outcome. Sixty-one patients suspected for having a relapse after definitive radiotherapy for lung cancer were included. All the patients had FDG-PET/CT and FLT-PET/CT. FDG-PET- and FLT-PET-parameters were collected from within the irradiated high-dose volume (HDV) and from recurrent pulmonary lesions. For associations between PET-parameters and relapse status, respectively, the overall survival was analyzed. Thirty patients had a relapse, of these, 16 patients had a relapse within the HDV. FDG-SUVmax and FLT-SUVmax were higher in relapsed HDVs compared with non-relapsed HDVs (median FDG-SUVmax: 12.8 vs. 4.2; p < 0.001; median FLT-SUVmax 3.9 vs. 2.2; p < 0.001). A relapse within HDV had higher FDG-SUVpeak (median FDG-SUVpeak: 7.1 vs. 3.5; p = 0.014) and was larger (median metabolic tumor volume (MTV50%): 2.5 vs. 0.7; 0.014) than the relapsed lesions outside of HDV. The proliferative tumor volume (PTV50%) was prognostic for the overall survival (hazard ratio: 1.07 pr cm3 [1.01–1.13]; p = 0.014) in the univariate analysis, but not in the multivariate analysis. FDG-SUVmax and FLT-SUVmax may be helpful tools for differentiating the relapse from radiation-induced changes, however, they should not be used definitively for relapse detection.


Dose-Response ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 155932582098216
Author(s):  
Bing Wang ◽  
Kaoru Tanaka ◽  
Takanori Katsube ◽  
Kouichi Maruyama ◽  
Yasuharu Ninomiya ◽  
...  

Radioadaptive response (RAR) describes a phenomenon in a variety of in vitro and in vivo systems that a low-dose of priming ionizing radiation (IR) reduces detrimental effects of a subsequent challenge IR at higher doses. Among in vivo investigations, studies using the mouse RAR model (Yonezawa Effect) showed that RAR could significantly extenuate high-dose IR-induced detrimental effects such as decrease of hematopoietic stem cells and progenitor cells, acute radiation hematopoietic syndrome, genotoxicity and genomic instability. Meanwhile, it has been demonstrated that diet intervention has a great impact on health, and dietary restriction shows beneficial effects on numerous diseases in animal models. In this work, by using the mouse RAR model and mild dietary restriction (MDR), we confirmed that combination of RAR and MDR could more efficiently reduce radiogenotoxic damage without significant change of the RAR phenotype. These findings suggested that MDR may share some common pathways with RAR to activate mechanisms consequently resulting in suppression of genotoxicity. As MDR could also increase resistance to chemotherapy and radiotherapy in normal cells, we propose that combination of MDR, RAR, and other cancer treatments (i.e., chemotherapy and radiotherapy) represent a potential strategy to increase the treatment efficacy and prevent IR risk in humans.


Author(s):  
K. Hohlfeld ◽  
P. Andreo ◽  
O. Mattsson ◽  
J. P. Simoen

This report examines the methods by which absorbed dose to water can be determined for photon radiations with maximum energies from approximately 1 MeV to 50 MeV, the beam qualities most commonly used for radiation therapy. The report is primarily concerned with methods of measurement for photon radiation, but many aspects are also relevant to the dosimetry of other therapeutic beams (high-energy electrons, protons, etc.). It deals with methods that are sufficiently precise and well established to be incorporated into the dosimetric measurement chain as primary standards (i.e., methods based on ionisation, radiation-induced chemical changes, and calorimetry using either graphite or water). The report discusses the primary dose standards used in several national standards laboratories and reviews the international comparisons that have been made. The report also describes the reference conditions that are suitable for establishing primary standards and provides a formalism for determining absorbed dose, including a discussion of correction factors needed under conditions other than those used to calibrate an instrument at the standards laboratory.


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