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ArticleScience advances2019

Determination of topographical radiation dose profiles using gel nanosensors.

Karthik Pushpavanam, Sahil Inamdar, Subhadeep Dutta, Tomasz Bista, Thaddeus Sokolowski, Eric Boshoven, Stephen Sapareto, Kaushal Rege

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Article in Science advances, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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8 authors.

Karthik PushpavanamChemical Engineering, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport, and Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6312-2572
Sahil InamdarChemical Engineering, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport, and Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.
Subhadeep DuttaSchool of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.
Tomasz BistaBanner MD Anderson Cancer Center, Gilbert, AZ 85234, USA.
Thaddeus SokolowskiBanner MD Anderson Cancer Center, Gilbert, AZ 85234, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7502-2827
Eric BoshovenArizona Veterinary Oncology, Gilbert, AZ 85233, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6820-1648
Stephen SaparetoBanner MD Anderson Cancer Center, Gilbert, AZ 85234, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9933-1683
Kaushal RegeChemical Engineering, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport, and Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7423-2520

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite the emergence of sophisticated technologies in treatment planning and administration, routine determination of delivered radiation doses remains a challenge due to limitations associated with conventional dosimeters. Here, we describe a gel-based nanosensor for the colorimetric detection and quantification of topographical radiation dose profiles in radiotherapy. Exposure to ionizing radiation results in the conversion of gold ions in the gel to gold nanoparticles, which render a visual change in color in the gel due to their plasmonic properties. The intensity of color formed in the gel was used as a quantitative reporter of ionizing radiation. The gel nanosensor was used to detect complex topographical dose patterns including those administered to an anthropomorphic phantom and live canine patients undergoing clinical radiotherapy. The ease of fabrication, operation, rapid readout, colorimetric detection, and relatively low cost illustrate the translational potential of this technology for topographical dose mapping in radiotherapy applications in the clinic.

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GelsNanotechnologyRadiation DosageRadiation, IonizingRadiometryHumansRadiotherapyGels

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PMCPMC6858262

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