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A transportable water calorimeter for the determination of the quantity of absorbed dose to water in radiotherapy beams has been developed at the PTB and is presented in detail in this investigation. Heat conduction effects occurring in the calorimeter are studied for different lateral sizes of high-energy photon beams, for different depth dose distributions of electron beams and for a scanned-beam irradiation with a heavy ion beam. The corresponding correction factors are calculated and arguments are given under which conditions these can adequately be applied.     

Heat conduction effects during the calorimetric determination of absorbed dose to water in radiotherapy beams

A transportable water calorimeter for the determination of the quantity of absorbed dose to water in radiotherapy beams has been developed at the PTB and is presented in detail in this investigation. Heat conduction effects occurring in the calorimeter are studied for different lateral sizes of high-energy photon beams, for different depth dose distributions of electron beams and for a scanned-beam irradiation with a heavy ion beam. The corresponding correction factors are calculated and arguments are given under which conditions these can adequately be applied.     

Field evaluations of the VDmax approach for substantiation of a 25 kGy sterilization dose and its application to other preselected doses

The International and European standards for radiation sterilization require evidence of the effectiveness of a minimum sterilization dose of 25 kGy but do not provide detailed guidance on how this evidence can be generated. An approach, designated VD_max, has recently been described and computer evaluated to provide safe and unambiguous substantiation of a 25 kGy sterilization dose. The approach has been further developed into a practical method, which has been subjected to field evaluations at three manufacturing facilities which produce different types of medical devices. The three facilities each used a different overall evaluation strategy: Facility A used VD_max for quarterly dose audits; Facility B compared VD_max and Method 1 in side-by-side parallel experiments; and Facility C, a new facility at start-up, used VD_max for initial substantiation of 25 kGy and subsequent quarterly dose audits. A common element at all three facilities was the use of 10 product units for irradiation in the verification dose experiment.

The field evaluations of the VD_max method were successful at all three facilities; they included many different types of medical devices/product families with a wide range of average bioburden and sample item portion values used in the verification dose experiments. Overall, around 500 verification dose experiments were performed and no failures were observed. In the side-by-side parallel experiments, the outcomes of the VD_max experiments were consistent with the outcomes observed with Method 1.

The VD_max approach has been extended to sterilization doses >25 and <25 kGy; verification doses have been derived for sterilization doses of 15, 20, 30, and 35 kGy. Widespread application of the VD_max method for doses other than 25 kGy must await controlled field evaluations and the development of appropriate specifications/standards.     

Synthesis of persulfate containing poly (N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) (PVP) hydrogels in aqueous solutions by γ-induced radiation

The effect of ⁶⁰Co γ-irradiation on aqueous solutions of poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) (PVP) in the presence of persulfate anion has been investigated. The gelation dose of PVP and persulfate containing PVP aqueous solutions has been determined. At low concentrations of persulfate (1.00–3.50%), gelation percentages exhibited a decreasing trend by increasing persulfate content in aqueous solutions of the polymer. The gelation doses of persulfate containing polymer solutions were calculated by the Charlesby–Pinner equation. It was observed that the gelation dose values were shifted to higher values by increasing persulfate concentration in solution. The ratio of the chain scission and crosslinking yields (G(s)/G(x)) was also determined. The results showed that the G(s)/G(x) ratios were smaller than one for PVP aqueous solution system, whereas those obtained for persulfate containing PVP aqueous solutions were higher than unity. The results implied that the chain scission of polymer is more effective than crosslinking in the presence of persulfate. Mechanism of the crosslinking and/or degradation and structure–property relationship of PVP and PVP/persulfate hydrogel systems were investigated by Fourier transformation infeared and thermal analysis (differential scanning calorimetry, thermal gravimetric analysis and differential thermai analysis) methods.     

A study for quality evaluation of Taxilli Herba from different hosts based on fingerprint-activity relationship modeling and multivariate statistical analysis

In this study, a fingerprint-activity relationship modeling between chemical fingerprints and antirheumatic activity was established, and multivariate statistical analysis was used to evaluate the quality of Taxilli Herba (TH) from different hosts. Characteristic fingerprints of 20 batches of TH samples were generated by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with triple quadrupole-time of flight tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-Triple TOF-MS/MS), and the similarity analysis was calculated based on thirteen common characteristic peaks by hierarchical clustering analysis (HCA). Subsequently, nine efficacy markers were discovered by combining fingerprints and antirheumatic activity through grey correlation analysis (GCA) and bivariate correlation analysis (BCA). Meanwhile, the content of 5 constituents in 9 markers was determined by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with triple quadrupole-linear ion trap tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-QTRAP-MS/MS). The comprehensive quality of TH was assessed using multivariate statistical analysis, including principal components analysis (PCA) and technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS). The results showed that a high dose of TH extract could markedly ameliorate arthritis damage compared to other doses, with flavonoids playing an important role in the antirheumatic activity. The comprehensive quality of samples from Morus alba L. (SS) was superior to those from Liquidambar formosana Hance (FXS). The present study will demonstrate the markers associated with efficacy, and provide an applicable strategy for more comprehensive quality control and evaluation of TH.     

不同类型双极晶体管的低剂量率辐射损伤增强效应损伤机制

文章研究了双极晶体管不同温度的低剂量率辐射损伤增强效应，发现NPN晶体管与PNP晶体管的低剂量率辐射损伤机翻是不相同的．最后文章讨论了其中可能的内在机制。     

逐步等效t检验最优值的修正及应用

给出了逐步生物等效t检验最大耐受剂量值的一个修正法，使用该法可以最大限度地提高药物耐受剂量水平的精度，并在概率1—α之下保证安全性，使得最优耐受剂量值最大限度地接近真实最大耐受剂量值。     

硫酸镁热释光剂量响应的非线性研究

从室温至５００℃测得γ辐照的ＭｇＳＯ４样品的热释光发光曲线，通过计算机解谱，得到４个基本的发光峰．实验结果表明，４个发光峰均为超线性响应．前３个发光峰的超线性随峰温增加而增加，而第４发光峰的超线性反而有所减小．这与所观察到的ＬｉＦ（Ｍｇ，Ｔｉ）的剂量响应超线性规律有所不同．文章还讨论了ＭｇＳＯ４，ＬｉＦ（Ｍｇ，Ｔｉ）和ＬｉＦ（Ｍｇ，Ｃｕ，Ｐ）等热释光材料的的剂量响应的非线性相关的一些问题．     

铀矿排风井周边地表大气氡致辐射效应的数值模拟

为了指导铀矿排风井周边地表环境的辐射防护设计,基于放射性气态流出物大气扩散的高斯烟羽模型,建立了铀矿排风井周边地表年均氡浓度以及公众个人年有效剂量的数学计算模型,研究了排风井气态流出物初始氡浓度、排风风量和源强对排风井周边地表1 km范围内年均氡浓度以及公众个人年有效剂量分布的影响.结果表明,在其他参数不变的情况下,年均氡浓度和公众个人年有效剂量的最大值随气态流出物初始氡浓度的增加而增大,随排风风量的增加而减小;最大值离井口的距离和氡致辐射的影响范围随初始氡浓度的增加而增大,随排风风量的增加而减小;相同源强下,最大值随气态流出物的初始氡浓度增加而增大,随排风风量的增大而减小;最大值离井口的距离随排风风量的增加而增大.最后,根据所得结论提出铀矿排风井周边的辐射防护建议.     

Effectiveness of radiation processing in elimination of Campylobacter from poultry meat

Campylobacter, a common poultry intestine commensal, is a well known cause of human gastric illnesses across the globe. Consumption of contaminated poultry meat is a major cause of Campylobacter related infections. In the present study, radiation sensitivity of indigenous strains of C. jejuni and C. coli isolated from poultry was evaluated. The decimal reduction dose (D₁₀) values of different Campylobacter isolates at 0-4 °C in saline and blood broth were in the range of 0.120-0.210 kGy and 0.170-0.234 kGy, respectively. D₁₀ values in chicken meat homogenate for Campylobacter were in the range of 0.110-0.190 kGy. Chicken meat samples were inoculated with C. jejuni and exposed to gamma radiation to study the effectiveness of radiation treatment in elimination of Campylobacter. Radiation treatment with a dose of 1 kGy could achieve complete elimination of 10⁵ CFU of Campylobacter/g in poultry meat samples. No recovery of Campylobacter was observed, even after enrichment and selective plating in 1 kGy treated chicken meat samples stored at 4 °C up to 7 days. Present study shows that irradiation of poultry meat with 1 kGy can ensure safety of poultry meat.