Dose rate and fractionation dependence of methacrylic acid based polymer gels using optical and MRI techniques

Polymer gels formulated with methacrylic acid as the main monomer source have been investigated for several decades. However, there is some discrepancy in the literature regarding their dose rate and fractionation dependence. This study investigated whether the read-out technique, optical versus MRI, affected the measured dependence for dose rate and fractionation.