We evaluated the basic properties of a commercially available BANGkit TM gel dosimeter, which is a normoxic type of BANG R gel. This gel-kit has the same composition as the BANG R 3 gel, but is fully oxygenated. To exclude oxygen, oxygen scavenging ascorbic acid and copper sulfate as a catalyst are used. The properties that we examined are the effects of the concentrations of copper sulfate and ascorbic acid on the response, the reproducibility, the longterm stability, the temperature effect at irradiation and the dose-rate effect. In our results, the excellent linear fit of the R 2 -dose response in a dose range for clinical use and its reproducibility were observed. The precision of a linear fit was preserved for about 3 weeks. The temperature at irradiation showed a significant effect on the dose response. Although the dose-rate dependence in the high-dose range was observed, it was negligible for the clinical dose range up to 270 cGy. In conclusion, this gel dosimeter is thought to be utilizable in clinical practice, while we have to pay attention to the temperature during the entire measurement processes, and additionally there is room for improvement in the linearity and the dose-rate dependence in the high-dose range.
Few studies using high frequencies have been carried out on the sono-TiO 2 process, and consistent results based on the specific experimental conditions have not been reported thus far. Therefore, in the present work the effects of power density and dose on the kinetic constant of diethyl phthalate at 500 and 35 kHz using TiO 2 have been evaluated. The slopes of kinetic constants depending on the power density regardless of TiO 2 were increased and they were shown to be linear. However, the enhancement percentage according to the frequencies at 500 kHz was lower than that at 35 kHz, though clear discussions on the enhancement in the presence of TiO 2 have not yet been produced. Also, the optimal dose was 1 g/L, which was not changed according to the frequency. #
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