| خلاصه مقاله | Introduction:
Microdosimetry is a fundamental method that studies the nature of energy transfer in micron
volumes in the particular biological cells. In a biological target, the amount of ionization does
not indicate the magnitude of biological radiation-induced damage. However, the severity of
biological harm depends strongly on the amount of the linear energy transfer along the direct
path of the ionization particle, LET. Generally the main objective of the microdosimetry is to
measure the two fundamental parameters including lineal energy transfer (y) and specific
energy (z).
Materials and Methods:
By scientific search engines Pubmed, Scopus, Elsevier the keywords 'Microdosimetry',
'Lineal energy transfer', 'Specific energy' were searched and extraction data were analyzed
qualitatively.
Results:
Experimental methods in microdosimetry are based on the theory of Bragg-Gray cavity. The
low-pressure gaseous proportional counter is the main tool in the microdosimetry. The
material and thickness of the counter wall should be such that it generates “Charge Particle
Equilibrium”. The standard plastics formulation of the wall which was introduced by Shonka
is a combination of calcium fluoride, polyethylene, nylon and carbon. The most common
gases for sensitive volume of counter are based on the composition of methane and propane.
Other experimental methods in microdosimetry are: Autoradiography technique, Wilson
cloud chamber, micro strip gas counter (MSGC) and gas electron multiplier (GME) technique
with sensitive volume of less than 1mm3 and optical ionization chamber.
Conclusion: Microdosimetry has applications in radiation protection, radiobiology and
radiotherapy. The biological effect of the radiation depends on the weight factor of the beam,
which is obtained by multiplying it in the absorbed dose by the equivalent dose amount. In
radiobiology, the RBE ratio is more accurately obtained by microdosimetry. In high LET
radiation, the differences between LET and RBE is not negligible; therefore, in the new
techniques of radiation therapy with high LET radiation such as neutron and heavy particles,
microdisimetry can accurately measure dose. |