The effect of chemical stability on the NIPAM gel dosimeter using 1H-NMR

Abstract

Radiation-induced chemical changes in the N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM) gels used in three-dimensional dosimeters were investigated using 1H-NMR in this study. The experimental results show that the signal from C=C bonds of NIPAM and N,N'-Methylenediacrylamide (BIS) are 5.5 and 6.3 ppm, respectively. The double bonds from the NIPAM and BIS disappeared with half-dose (D50) were about 10.90 Gy ± 0.76 Gy and 10.09 Gy ± 0.29 Gy, respectively. This observation demonstrates that the polymerization rate of BIS is faster than that of the NIPAM monomer. The 1H-NMR can indicate the chemical structure changes of the polymer gel dosimeter after irradiation and successfully determine the D50 in the NIPAM gel dosimeter.