Objective. The availability of tissue-mimicking materials (TMMs) for manufacturing high-quality phantoms is crucial for standardization, evaluating novel quantitative approaches, and clinically translating new imaging modalities, such as photoacoustic imaging (PAI). Recently, a gel comprising the copolymer styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene (SEBS) in mineral oil has shown significant potential as TMM due to its optical and acoustic properties akin to soft tissue. We propose using artists' oil-based inks dissolved and diluted in balsam turpentine to tune the optical properties.Approach. A TMM was fabricated by mixing a SEBS copolymer and mineral oil, supplemented with additives to tune its optical absorption and scattering properties independently. A systematic investigation of the tuning accuracies and relationships between concentrations of oil-based pigments and optical absorption properties of the TMM across visible and near-infrared wavelengths using collimated transmission spectroscopy was conducted. The photoacoustic spectrum of various oil-based inks was studied to analyze the effect of increasing concentration and depth.Main results. Artists' oil-based inks dissolved in turpentine proved effective as additives to tune the optical absorption properties of mineral oil SEBS-gel with high accuracy. The TMMs demonstrated long-term stability and suitability for producing phantoms with desired optical absorption properties for PAI studies.Significance. The findings, including tuning of optical absorption and spectral shape, suggest that this TMM facilitates the development of more sophisticated phantoms of arbitrary shapes. This approach holds promise for advancing the development of PAI, including investigation of the spectral coloring effect. In addition, it can potentially aid in the development and clinical translation of ultrasound optical tomography.
目的:组织模拟材料(TMMs)对于制造高质量模型的标准化、评估新的定量方法以及光声成像(PAI)等新成像模式的临床转化至关重要。最近,一种由苯乙烯-乙烯/丁烯-苯乙烯(SEBS)共聚物和矿物油组成的凝胶显示出作为 TMM 的巨大潜力,因为它具有类似于软组织的光学和声学特性。我们建议使用在香脂松节油中溶解和稀释的艺术家油基墨水来调整光学特性:方法:通过混合 SEBS 共聚物和矿物油,并辅以添加剂,制造出 TMM,以独立调节其光学吸收和散射特性。采用准直透射光谱法对 TMM 的调谐精度以及油基颜料浓度与可见光和近红外波长的光学吸收特性之间的关系进行了系统研究。研究了各种油基油墨的光声谱,以分析浓度和深度增加的影响:溶解在松节油中的艺术家油基墨水被证明是一种有效的添加剂,可以高精度地调节矿物油 SEBS 胶的光吸收特性。TMMs 具有长期稳定性,适合制作具有所需光学吸收特性的模型,用于 PAI 研究:研究结果(包括光学吸收和光谱形状的调整)表明,这种 TMM 有助于开发更复杂的任意形状的模型。这种方法有望推动 PAI 的发展,包括对光谱着色效应的研究。此外,它还可能有助于超声光学断层成像的开发和临床应用。
{"title":"Optical tuning of copolymer-in-oil tissue-mimicking materials for multispectral photoacoustic imaging.","authors":"Azin Khodaverdi, Magnus Cinthio, Esbjörn Reistad, Tobias Erlöv, Malin Malmsjö, Sophia Zackrisson, Nina Reistad","doi":"10.1088/2057-1976/ad5e85","DOIUrl":"10.1088/2057-1976/ad5e85","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Objective</i>. The availability of tissue-mimicking materials (TMMs) for manufacturing high-quality phantoms is crucial for standardization, evaluating novel quantitative approaches, and clinically translating new imaging modalities, such as photoacoustic imaging (PAI). Recently, a gel comprising the copolymer styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene (SEBS) in mineral oil has shown significant potential as TMM due to its optical and acoustic properties akin to soft tissue. We propose using artists' oil-based inks dissolved and diluted in balsam turpentine to tune the optical properties.<i>Approach</i>. A TMM was fabricated by mixing a SEBS copolymer and mineral oil, supplemented with additives to tune its optical absorption and scattering properties independently. A systematic investigation of the tuning accuracies and relationships between concentrations of oil-based pigments and optical absorption properties of the TMM across visible and near-infrared wavelengths using collimated transmission spectroscopy was conducted. The photoacoustic spectrum of various oil-based inks was studied to analyze the effect of increasing concentration and depth.<i>Main results</i>. Artists' oil-based inks dissolved in turpentine proved effective as additives to tune the optical absorption properties of mineral oil SEBS-gel with high accuracy. The TMMs demonstrated long-term stability and suitability for producing phantoms with desired optical absorption properties for PAI studies.<i>Significance</i>. The findings, including tuning of optical absorption and spectral shape, suggest that this TMM facilitates the development of more sophisticated phantoms of arbitrary shapes. This approach holds promise for advancing the development of PAI, including investigation of the spectral coloring effect. In addition, it can potentially aid in the development and clinical translation of ultrasound optical tomography.</p>","PeriodicalId":8896,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141496981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amyloid A (AA) amyloidosis is induced by administering amyloid fibrils to animals under inflammatory conditions. Silk fibroin (SF), the main component of silk threads, forms amyloid-like fibrils and has been previously reported to induce AA amyloidosis in mice. In this study, SF was cultured in ethanol solution, and after confirming fibril formation through thioflavin T assay, Congo red assay, and observation under electron microscopy, cultured SF ethanol solutions were administered to mice via various routes to investigate the induction of target organs and amyloidosis. As a result, cultured SF ethanol solutions were confirmed to reach the lungs and spleen, but no amyloid deposition was observed. While SF forms amyloid-like fibril structures through cultivation in ethanol solution, its amyloid-enhancing factor (AEF) activity is considered low in mice.
淀粉样蛋白 A(AA)淀粉样变性是在炎症条件下给动物注射淀粉样蛋白纤维而诱发的。蚕丝纤维素(SF)是丝线的主要成分,可形成淀粉样纤维,以前曾有报道称它能诱导小鼠发生 AA 淀粉样变性。本研究将 SF 培养在乙醇溶液中,通过硫黄 T 试验、刚果红试验和电子显微镜观察确认纤维形成后,将培养的 SF 乙醇溶液通过不同途径给小鼠注射,研究其诱导靶器官和淀粉样变性的情况。结果证实,培养的 SF 乙醇溶液可到达肺部和脾脏,但未观察到淀粉样沉积。虽然 SF 通过在乙醇溶液中培养形成了淀粉样纤维结构,但其淀粉样增强因子(AEF)在小鼠体内的活性被认为很低。
{"title":"Studies on the potential risk of amyloidosis from exposure to cultured fibril from silk fibroin.","authors":"Satomi Osawa, Susumu Iwaide, Kyoko Kobayashi, Ryohei Oba, Tomoaki Murakami","doi":"10.1088/2057-1976/ad5e86","DOIUrl":"10.1088/2057-1976/ad5e86","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Amyloid A (AA) amyloidosis is induced by administering amyloid fibrils to animals under inflammatory conditions. Silk fibroin (SF), the main component of silk threads, forms amyloid-like fibrils and has been previously reported to induce AA amyloidosis in mice. In this study, SF was cultured in ethanol solution, and after confirming fibril formation through thioflavin T assay, Congo red assay, and observation under electron microscopy, cultured SF ethanol solutions were administered to mice via various routes to investigate the induction of target organs and amyloidosis. As a result, cultured SF ethanol solutions were confirmed to reach the lungs and spleen, but no amyloid deposition was observed. While SF forms amyloid-like fibril structures through cultivation in ethanol solution, its amyloid-enhancing factor (AEF) activity is considered low in mice.</p>","PeriodicalId":8896,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141496982","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Biocompatible polymer-based scaffolds hold great promise for neural repair, especially when they are coupled with electrostimulation to induce neural differentiation. In this study, a combination of polyacrylonitrile/polyaniline (PAN/PANI) and Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) were used to fabricate three different biomimetic electrospun scaffolds (samples 1, 2 and 3 containing 0.26 wt%, 1 wt% and 2 wt% of CNTs, respectively). These scaffolds underwent thorough characterization for assessing electroconductivity, tensile strength, wettability, degradability, swelling, XRD, and FTIR data. Notably, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images revealed a three-dimensional scaffold morphology with aligned fibers ranging from 60 nm to 292 nm in diameter. To comprehensively investigate the impact of electrical stimulation on the nervous differentiation of the stem cells seeded on these scaffolds, cell morphology and adhesion were assessed based on SEM images. Additionally, scaffold biocompatibility was studied through MTT assay. Importantly, Real-Time PCR results indicated the expression of neural markers-Nestin,β-tubulin III, and MAP2-by the cells cultured on these samples. In comparison with the control group, samples 1 and 2 exhibited significant increases in Nestin marker expression, indicating early stages of neuronal differentiation, whileβ-tubulin III expression was significantly reduced and MAP2 expression remained statistically unchanged. In contrast, sample 3 did not display a statistically significant upturn in Nestin maker expression, while showcasing remarkable increases in the expression of both MAP2 andβ-tubulin III, as markers of the end stages of differentiation, leading to postmitotic neurons. These results could be attributed to the higher electroconductivity of S3 compared to other samples. Our findings highlight the biomimetic potential of the prepared scaffolds for neural repair, illustrating their effectiveness in guiding stem cell differentiation toward a neural lineage.
{"title":"Electrospun PAN/PANI/CNT scaffolds and electrical pulses: a pathway to stem cell-derived nerve regeneration.","authors":"Zahra Fakhraei Khosravieh, Houra Nekounam, Fatemeh Asgari, Nooshin Haghighipour","doi":"10.1088/2057-1976/ad5e84","DOIUrl":"10.1088/2057-1976/ad5e84","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Biocompatible polymer-based scaffolds hold great promise for neural repair, especially when they are coupled with electrostimulation to induce neural differentiation. In this study, a combination of polyacrylonitrile/polyaniline (PAN/PANI) and Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) were used to fabricate three different biomimetic electrospun scaffolds (samples 1, 2 and 3 containing 0.26 wt%, 1 wt% and 2 wt% of CNTs, respectively). These scaffolds underwent thorough characterization for assessing electroconductivity, tensile strength, wettability, degradability, swelling, XRD, and FTIR data. Notably, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images revealed a three-dimensional scaffold morphology with aligned fibers ranging from 60 nm to 292 nm in diameter. To comprehensively investigate the impact of electrical stimulation on the nervous differentiation of the stem cells seeded on these scaffolds, cell morphology and adhesion were assessed based on SEM images. Additionally, scaffold biocompatibility was studied through MTT assay. Importantly, Real-Time PCR results indicated the expression of neural markers-Nestin,<i>β</i>-tubulin III, and MAP2-by the cells cultured on these samples. In comparison with the control group, samples 1 and 2 exhibited significant increases in Nestin marker expression, indicating early stages of neuronal differentiation, while<i>β</i>-tubulin III expression was significantly reduced and MAP2 expression remained statistically unchanged. In contrast, sample 3 did not display a statistically significant upturn in Nestin maker expression, while showcasing remarkable increases in the expression of both MAP2 and<i>β</i>-tubulin III, as markers of the end stages of differentiation, leading to postmitotic neurons. These results could be attributed to the higher electroconductivity of S3 compared to other samples. Our findings highlight the biomimetic potential of the prepared scaffolds for neural repair, illustrating their effectiveness in guiding stem cell differentiation toward a neural lineage.</p>","PeriodicalId":8896,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141497014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) in breast specimens has been detected in the quadrant breast area: (I) upper outer, (II) upper inner, (III) lower inner, and (IV) lower outer areas by electrical impedance tomography implemented with Gaussian relaxation-time distribution (EIT-GRTD). The EIT-GRTD consists of two steps which are (1) the optimum frequencyfoptselection and (2) the time constant enhancement of breast imaging reconstruction.foptis characterized by a peak in the majority measurement pair of the relaxation-time distribution functionγ,which indicates the presence of IDC.γrepresents the inverse of conductivity and indicates the response of breast tissues to electrical currents across varying frequencies based on the Voigt circuit model. The EIT-GRTD is quantitatively evaluated by multi-physics simulations using a hemisphere container of mimic breast, consisting of IDC and adipose tissues as normal breast tissue under one condition with known IDC in quadrant breast area II. The simulation results show that EIT-GRTD is able to detect the IDC in four layers atfopt= 30, 170 Hz. EIT-GRTD is applied in the real breast by employed six mastectomy specimens from IDC patients. The placement of the mastectomy specimens in a hemisphere container is an important factor in the success of quadrant breast area reconstruction. In order to perform the evaluation, EIT-GRTD reconstruction images are compared to the CT scan images. The experimental results demonstrate that EIS-GRTD exhibits proficiency in the detection of the IDC in quadrant breast areas while compared qualitatively to CT scan images.
{"title":"Detection of invasive ductal carcinoma in quadrant breast areas by electrical impedance tomography implemented with gaussian relaxation-time distribution (EIT-GRTD).","authors":"Galih Setyawan, Prima Asmara Sejati, Ryoma Ogawa, Kiagus Aufa Ibrahim, Hiroshi Fujimoto, Hiroto Yamamoto, Masahiro Takei","doi":"10.1088/2057-1976/ad5db1","DOIUrl":"10.1088/2057-1976/ad5db1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) in breast specimens has been detected in the quadrant breast area: (I) upper outer, (II) upper inner, (III) lower inner, and (IV) lower outer areas by electrical impedance tomography implemented with Gaussian relaxation-time distribution (EIT-GRTD). The EIT-GRTD consists of two steps which are (1) the optimum frequencyfoptselection and (2) the time constant enhancement of breast imaging reconstruction.foptis characterized by a peak in the majority measurement pair of the relaxation-time distribution functionγ,which indicates the presence of IDC.<i>γ</i>represents the inverse of conductivity and indicates the response of breast tissues to electrical currents across varying frequencies based on the Voigt circuit model. The EIT-GRTD is quantitatively evaluated by multi-physics simulations using a hemisphere container of mimic breast, consisting of IDC and adipose tissues as normal breast tissue under one condition with known IDC in quadrant breast area II. The simulation results show that EIT-GRTD is able to detect the IDC in four layers atfopt= 30, 170 Hz. EIT-GRTD is applied in the real breast by employed six mastectomy specimens from IDC patients. The placement of the mastectomy specimens in a hemisphere container is an important factor in the success of quadrant breast area reconstruction. In order to perform the evaluation, EIT-GRTD reconstruction images are compared to the CT scan images. The experimental results demonstrate that EIS-GRTD exhibits proficiency in the detection of the IDC in quadrant breast areas while compared qualitatively to CT scan images.</p>","PeriodicalId":8896,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141490680","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-07-10DOI: 10.1088/2057-1976/ad5db0
Khalid A Rabaeh, Ruba K A Qawouq, Molham M Eyadeh, Moneeb T M Shatnawi
This work aims to improve the post stabilty of reusable potassium iodide hydrogel dosimter. A reusable and low-cost radiochromic dosimeter containing a gel matrix of polyvinyl alcohol, potassium iodide dye, froctose as reducing agent and glutaraldehyde as cross-linking agent was developed for dose calibration in radiotherapy. The gel samples were exposed to different absorbed doses using a medical linear acceleration. UV-vis Spectrophotometry was utilized to investigate the changes in optical-properties of irradiated gels with regard to peak wavelength of 353 nm. The stability of the gel (one of the most limitation of using this dosimeter) was improved significantly by the addition of certain concentrations of dimethyl sulfoxide. The two-dimensional optical imaging system of charge-coupled-device (CCD) camera with a uniform RGB light-emitting-diode (LED) array source was used for diffusion coefficient purpose using two dimensional gel template. The value of diffusion coefficient reported is significant and highly reduced compared with other dosimeters reported in the literatures. Moreover, heating the improved gels to certain temperatures results in resetting their optical properties, which makes it possible to reuse for multiple times.
{"title":"Optimizing the feasibility of polyvinyl alcohol-potassium iodine gel for medical dosimeter.","authors":"Khalid A Rabaeh, Ruba K A Qawouq, Molham M Eyadeh, Moneeb T M Shatnawi","doi":"10.1088/2057-1976/ad5db0","DOIUrl":"10.1088/2057-1976/ad5db0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This work aims to improve the post stabilty of reusable potassium iodide hydrogel dosimter. A reusable and low-cost radiochromic dosimeter containing a gel matrix of polyvinyl alcohol, potassium iodide dye, froctose as reducing agent and glutaraldehyde as cross-linking agent was developed for dose calibration in radiotherapy. The gel samples were exposed to different absorbed doses using a medical linear acceleration. UV-vis Spectrophotometry was utilized to investigate the changes in optical-properties of irradiated gels with regard to peak wavelength of 353 nm. The stability of the gel (one of the most limitation of using this dosimeter) was improved significantly by the addition of certain concentrations of dimethyl sulfoxide. The two-dimensional optical imaging system of charge-coupled-device (CCD) camera with a uniform RGB light-emitting-diode (LED) array source was used for diffusion coefficient purpose using two dimensional gel template. The value of diffusion coefficient reported is significant and highly reduced compared with other dosimeters reported in the literatures. Moreover, heating the improved gels to certain temperatures results in resetting their optical properties, which makes it possible to reuse for multiple times.</p>","PeriodicalId":8896,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141490713","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-07-10DOI: 10.1088/2057-1976/ad4f8f
Rishika Iytha Sridhar, Rishikesan Kamaleswaran
Accurate lung segmentation in chest x-ray images plays a pivotal role in early disease detection and clinical decision-making. In this study, we introduce an innovative approach to enhance the precision of lung segmentation using the Segment Anything Model (SAM). Despite its versatility, SAM faces the challenge of prompt decoupling, often resulting in misclassifications, especially with intricate structures like the clavicle. Our research focuses on the integration of spatial attention mechanisms within SAM. This approach enables the model to concentrate specifically on the lung region, fostering adaptability to image variations and reducing the likelihood of false positives. This work has the potential to significantly advance lung segmentation, improving the identification and quantification of lung anomalies across diverse clinical contexts.
胸部 X 光图像中准确的肺部分割在早期疾病检测和临床决策中起着举足轻重的作用。在这项研究中,我们引入了一种创新方法,利用 "任意分割模型"(SAM)来提高肺部分割的精确度。尽管 SAM 具有多功能性,但它面临着及时解耦的挑战,经常导致错误分类,尤其是像锁骨这样的复杂结构。我们的研究重点是在 SAM 中整合空间保持机制。这种方法能使模型特别专注于肺部区域,提高对图像变化的适应性,并降低误判的可能性。这项工作有望极大地推动肺部分割技术的发展,改善不同临床情况下肺部异常的识别和量化。
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Pub Date : 2024-07-10DOI: 10.1088/2057-1976/ad5db2
Ahmed M Salaheldin, Manal Abdel Wahed, Neven Saleh
The prevalence of vision impairment is increasing at an alarming rate. The goal of the study was to create an automated method that uses optical coherence tomography (OCT) to classify retinal disorders into four categories: choroidal neovascularization, diabetic macular edema, drusen, and normal cases. This study proposed a new framework that combines machine learning and deep learning-based techniques. The utilized classifiers were support vector machine (SVM), K-nearest neighbor (K-NN), decision tree (DT), and ensemble model (EM). A feature extractor, the InceptionV3 convolutional neural network, was also employed. The performance of the models was evaluated against nine criteria using a dataset of 18000 OCT images. For the SVM, K-NN, DT, and EM classifiers, the analysis exhibited state-of-the-art performance, with classification accuracies of 99.43%, 99.54%, 97.98%, and 99.31%, respectively. A promising methodology has been introduced for the automatic identification and classification of retinal disorders, leading to reduced human error and saved time.
视力损伤的发病率正以惊人的速度增长。这项研究的目标是创建一种自动方法,利用光学相干断层扫描(OCT)将视网膜疾病分为四类:脉络膜新生血管、糖尿病性黄斑水肿、色素沉着和正常病例。这项研究提出了一种新的框架,该框架结合了机器学习和基于深度学习的技术。使用的分类器包括支持向量机(SVM)、K-近邻(K-NN)、决策树(DT)和集合模型(EM)。此外,还使用了特征提取器 InceptionV3 卷积神经网络。利用 18000 张 OCT 图像数据集,根据九项标准对模型的性能进行了评估。就 SVM、K-NN、DT 和 EM 分类器而言,分析结果显示出了最先进的性能,分类准确率分别为 99.43%、99.54%、97.98% 和 99.31%。为视网膜疾病的自动识别和分类引入了一种有前途的方法,从而减少了人为错误,节省了时间。
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Pub Date : 2024-07-09DOI: 10.1088/2057-1976/ad5cf8
H Bantan, H Yasuda
Gafchromic film, a commercially available radiochromic film, has been developed and widely used as an effective tool for radiation dose verification and quality assurance in radiotherapy. However, the orientation effect in scanning a film remains a concern for practical application in beam profile monitoring. To resolve this issue, the authors introduced a novel method using an overhead scanner (OHS) coupled with a tracing light board instead of a conventional flatbed scanner (FBS) to read Gafchromic EBT3 films. We investigated the orientation effect of the EBT3 film with a regular hexagonal shape after irradiation with 5 Gy x-rays (160 kV, 6.3 mA) and compared the digitized images acquired using a commercially available OHS (CZUR Aura) and a conventional FBS (EPSON GT-X980). As a result, RGB color intensities acquired from the OHS showed significantly lower orientation effect of the color intensities of RGB components than those from FBS. This finding indicates the high potential of the proposed method for achieving more precise two-dimensional dosimetry. Further studies are required to confirm the effectiveness of this method under different irradiation conditions over a wider dose range.
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Pub Date : 2024-07-02DOI: 10.1088/2057-1976/ad5a9d
Erdi Şirin, Nesrin Altinsoy
In this study tissue equivalency of the polymeric materials was investigated by comparing with ICRP 110 Male Adult Computational Phantom tissues. For this purpose, radiological properties of polyamide (PA), high density polyethylene (HDPE), ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyoxymethylene (POM) and polyurethane foam (PU FOAM) were evaluated in the diagnostic energy range (15-150 keV). The radiological properties of the materials and ICRP 110 Male and Female Adult Computational Phantom tissues were calculated with Phy-X/PSD software. No major differences were seen except for sex-specific organs, and comparisons were made using an adult male phantom. To confirm the results experimentally, a chest phantom was designed with the polymeric materials. The phantom was scanned by Siemens SOMATOM Edge CT device with tube voltage of 120 kVp and Hounsfield Unit (HU) values were measured. In addition, HU values were calculated using theoretical relationships and significant agreement was obtained between measured and calculated HUs. It was determined that PA, PP, UHMWPE and HDPE were equivalent to muscle and adipose tissue, PVC and PTFE were equivalent to mineral bone, PET and POM were equivalent to spongiosa bone and PU FOAM was equivalent to lung tissue.
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Pub Date : 2024-06-28DOI: 10.1088/2057-1976/ad57ce
Arghya Chattaraj, T Palani Selvam
Background. Radiation-induced DNA damages such as Single Strand Break (SSB), Double Strand Break (DSB) and Complex DSB (cDSB) are critical aspects of radiobiology with implications in radiotherapy and radiation protection applications.Materials and Methods. This study presents a thorough investigation into the effects of protons (0.1-100 MeV/u), helium ions (0.13-100 MeV/u) and carbon ions (0.5-480 MeV/u) on DNA of human fibroblast cells using Geant4-DNA track structure code coupled with DBSCAN algorithm and Monte Carlo Damage Simulations (MCDS) code. Geant4-DNA-based simulations consider 1μm × 1μm × 0.5μm water box as the target to calculate energy deposition on event-by-event basis and the three-dimensional coordinates of the interaction location, and then DBSCAN algorithm is used to calculate yields of SSB, DSB and cDSB in human fibroblast cell. The study investigated the influence of Linear Energy Transfer (LET) of protons, helium ions and carbon ions on the yields of DNA damages. Influence of cellular oxygenation on DNA damage patterns is investigated using MCDS code.Results. The study shows that DSB and SSB yields are influenced by the LET of the particles, with distinct trends observed for different particles. The cellular oxygenation is a key factor, with anoxic cells exhibiting reduced SSB and DSB yields, underscoring the intricate relationship between cellular oxygen levels and DNA damage. The study introduced DSB/SSB ratio as an informative metric for evaluating the severity of radiation-induced DNA damage, particularly in higher LET regions.Conclusions. The study highlights the importance of considering particle type, LET, and cellular oxygenation in assessing the biological effects of ionizing radiation.
背景:
辐射诱导的DNA损伤,如单链断裂(SSB)、双链断裂(DSB)和复合DSB(cDSB),是放射生物学的重要方面,对放射治疗和辐射防护应用具有重要影响。
材料与方法:
本研究利用 Geant4-DNA 轨道结构代码,结合 DBSCAN 算法和蒙特卡罗损伤模拟 (MCDS) 代码,对质子(0.5 - 100 MeV/u)、氦离子(1 - 100 MeV/u)和碳离子(5 - 480 MeV/u)对人类成纤维细胞 DNA 的影响进行了深入研究。基于 Geant4-DNA 的模拟以 1 μm x 1 μm x 0.5 μm 水箱为目标,逐个事件计算能量沉积和相互作用位置的三维坐标,然后使用 DBSCAN 算法计算人成纤维细胞中 SSB、DSB 和 cDSB 的产量。该研究探讨了质子、氦离子和碳离子的线性能量传递(LET)对DNA损伤产率的影响。研究结果表明,DSB 和 SSB 产量受粒子 LET 的影响,不同粒子的影响趋势不同。细胞含氧量是一个关键因素,缺氧细胞的 SSB 和 DSB 产量会降低,这凸显了细胞含氧量与 DNA 损伤之间错综复杂的关系。该研究引入了 DSB/SSB 比率,作为评估辐射诱导的 DNA 损伤严重程度的信息指标,尤其是在较高 LET 区域。
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