A new polymer gel blended with the acid base indicator of cresol red were prepared consisted of 4%, 5% and 6% of monomer (2-Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate; HEMA) in order to characterize the radiation induced changes known as cresol red Polyhydroxyethylmethacrylate Gel (PHEMAG). Cresol red-dyed PHEMAG were prepared consisted of gelatin, deionized water, HEMA, cresol red sodium salt stock solution and ascorbic acid. The polymerization Cresol red-PHEMAG was studied with 6 MV photon beam rates 300 Gy/min which received doses up to 40 Gy for the reveletion sensitivity as a function of absorbed dose based on the physical properties by using UV-Vis spectroscopy. It is indicated that 4% of HEMA exhibited a greater sensitivity of the polymer gel dosimeter based on a mathematical model of the fitting equation of the dose response curve. The value of D o (sensitivity parameter) for 4% of HEMA is the lowest about 42.373 Gy. The lower value of D o would cause the higher radiosensitive of the matter which was actively reacted at the time of exposure.Keywords: absorbed dose, cresol red, photon beam, polymer gel Abstrak Gel polimer baru dicampur dengan penunjuk asas asid kresol merah telah disediakan yang terdiri daripada 4%, 5% dan 6% daripada monomer (2-hidrosietilmetakrilik; HEMA) untuk mencirikan radiasi mendorong perubahan yang dikenali sebagai Kresol merah-dicelup Polihidrosietilmetakrilik Gel (PHEMAG). Kresol merah -dicelup PHEMAG telah dihasilkan terdiri daripada gelatin, air nyah ion, HEMA, stok larutan kresol merah natrium garam dan asid askobik. Pempolimeran kresol merah PHEMAG telah dikaji dengan pancaran foton 6 MV pada kadar yang berterusan 300 Gy/min yang menerima dos sehingga 40 Gy untuk mendedahkan kepekaan sebagai fungsi dos terserap berdasarkan sifat-sifat fizikal dengan menggunakan spektroskopi UV-Vis. Ia menunjukkan bahawa 4% daripada HEMA menghasilkan kepekaan polimer gel dosimeter yang lebih tinggi berdasarkan model persamaan matematik sesuai tindak balas dos keluk. Nilai D o (parameter sensitiviti) untuk 4% daripada HEMA adalah yang paling rendah kira-kira 42.37 Gy. Nilai yang lebih rendah daripada D o akan menyebabkan radiosensitif jisim yang bertindak balas secara aktif pada masa pendedahan.Kata kunci: dos terserap, kresol merah, pancaran foton, gel polimer
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EVALUATION OF DOSE SENSITIVITY RESPONSE VIA OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR CRESOL RED-DYED POLYHYDROXYETHYLMETHACRYLATE GEL (PHEMAG) 304Introduction Dosimeter is a device that would able to measure quantitatively such as absorbed dose, equivalent dose or other related radiation quantities. This variation of dosimeter is mostly required to exhibit an ideal dosimeter based on the energy deposited in term of absorbed dose for the detection limit from exceeding the dose required during the treatment either from radiology or industry modalities. Polymer gel dosimeter promises a great response of the absorbed dose in three dimensions that able to overcome the limitation of the common dosimeter such as absolute dosimeter and ...