EP4232838A1 - Procédé de fabrication d'un ensemble de pastilles d'étalonnage, pastille d'étalonnage et méthode d'étalonnage d'un spectromètre à résonance paramagnétique électronique - Google Patents
Procédé de fabrication d'un ensemble de pastilles d'étalonnage, pastille d'étalonnage et méthode d'étalonnage d'un spectromètre à résonance paramagnétique électroniqueInfo
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- the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a set of calibration pellets for calibrating an electron paramagnetic resonance spectrometer, each calibration pellet being associated with a corresponding absorbed dose.
- the invention also relates to a calibration chip and a method for calibrating an electron paramagnetic resonance spectrometer.
- the invention applies to the field of measurement by electronic paramagnetic resonance (EPR), in particular for the dosimetry of ionizing radiation.
- EPR electronic paramagnetic resonance
- EPR spectrometry is a technique for measuring, in particular the dose absorbed by a sample, the principle of which is based on the absorption of a microwave wave by a sample comprising a paramagnetic species and placed in a magnetic field. This measurement technique gives access to a concentration of free radicals in the sample, itself representative of the absorbed dose.
- the sample is placed in a magnetic field prevailing within an EPR spectrometer, and is exposed to a microwave electromagnetic wave of predetermined fixed frequency.
- a microwave electromagnetic wave of predetermined fixed frequency.
- a frequency is chosen by the manufacturer of the EPR spectrometer used, for example 9.8 GHz in the case of a so-called “X-band” spectrometer.
- the intensity of the magnetic field is modified. This has the effect of varying the difference in energy levels between the two spin states of the sample.
- this energy difference is equal to the energy of the microwave electromagnetic wave (which is inversely proportional to its frequency)
- the microwave electromagnetic wave is absorbed by the sample. This results in a resonance in a sample response signal.
- the power of the microwave electromagnetic wave is chosen so that the signal-to-noise ratio of the response signal is optimal, while avoiding saturation phenomena.
- a spectrum of a derivative, with respect to the intensity of the magnetic field, of the response signal of the sample as a function of the intensity of the magnetic field is established, and the maximum amplitude of the spectrum of the derivative of the signal of response (i.e. the deviation between the maximum amplitude and the minimum amplitude) at a resonance of the response signal is recorded.
- Another method consists in carrying out a spectrum adjustment from a spectrum model acquired at a known high dose (for example a spectrum of alanine irradiated at a high dose).
- a known high dose for example a spectrum of alanine irradiated at a high dose.
- the spectrum to be measured is equal to the reference spectrum at high dose multiplied by an adjustment coefficient.
- the value of the adjustment coefficient is equal to the maximum peak-to-peak amplitude sought.
- This maximum amplitude is proportional to the dose absorbed by the sample. More precisely, the maximum amplitude is translated into an absorbed dose by means of a calibration curve of the EPR spectrometer.
- Such a calibration curve is capable of being obtained by means of alanine dosimeters, previously irradiated by means of a controlled radiation source, so that the dose absorbed by an alanine dosimeter at the end of such irradiation is precisely known.
- a measurement, by means of the spectrometer, of the maximum amplitude of the response signal corresponding to each of a plurality of alanine dosimeters, each associated with a corresponding absorbed dose allows the establishment of a calibration curve of the EPR spectrometer.
- Dosimeters comprising other paramagnetic dosimetric materials more sensitive to the dose than alanine such as formate, lithium dithione, phenolic compounds, or the material known under the trade name "IRGANOX®1076” (octadecyl 3-( 3,5-ditert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoate), are also likely to be used.
- IRGANOX®1076 octadecyl 3-( 3,5-ditert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoate
- dosimetric material it is understood, within the meaning of the present invention, a material intended for the evaluation of the dose absorbed following irradiation by ionizing radiation.
- alanine dosimeters created at a given time become unusable after a certain time.
- a new set of alanine dosimeters must be prepared for each calibration of a spectrometer, which is restrictive.
- the other dosimetric materials mentioned above have even less stability than that of alanine, which makes their use even more restrictive.
- An object of the invention is therefore to allow a less restrictive calibration of an EPR spectrometer.
- the subject of the invention is a method of the aforementioned type, and in particular, a method for manufacturing a set of calibration pellets for calibrating an electron paramagnetic resonance spectrometer, each pellet of calibration being associated with a corresponding absorbed dose, the method comprising, for each absorbed dose, the following steps: - choice of a paramagnetic material having an electronic paramagnetic resonance spectrum that is more stable over time than an electronic paramagnetic resonance spectrum of a given dosimetric material, of the alanine pellet type;
- the first load having a predetermined physical parameter whose value is equal to a target value such as a first amplitude of a first electronic paramagnetic resonance spectrum of the first charge is equal to a second amplitude of a second electron paramagnetic resonance spectrum of a second charge of the predetermined dosimetric material, said second charge exhibiting said absorbed dose, the second electron paramagnetic resonance spectrum being obtained under substantially the same conditions than the first electronic paramagnetic resonance spectrum (the same measurement conditions target the gain setting, the power of the wave, the modulation amplitude, the time constant, etc. which remain fixed for several samples);
- the container being made of an inert material in electronic paramagnetic resonance when it is subjected to a magnetic field whose intensity belongs to a reference interval for obtaining the first electron paramagnetic resonance spectrum;
- a set of dosimeters that are more stable than alanine dosimeters is obtained.
- Each of these dosimeters is insensitive to variations in hygrometry and temperature, for example from -20°C to 40°C.
- Another advantageous aspect of the invention lies in the fact that, thanks to their stability, such calibration pellets are capable of being exchanged between third parties for the purpose of carry out intercomparisons between laboratories, i.e. to check the reliability and consistency of their respective instruments with each other.
- the calibration pellets obtained do not suffer from the rare or sensitive nature of the usual dosimeters, so that their loss, for example during a loan to a third party, is not very harmful.
- the manufacture of a set of calibration pellets is also of interest for preserving the memory of the signal of samples used in dosimetry such as the hydroxyapatite contained in the dental enamel or the bone tissues in accidental dosimetry or (dental dosimetry) or as carbonates and quartz used for dating.
- the method comprises one or more of the following characteristics, taken in isolation or in all technically possible combinations:
- the predetermined physical parameter is a mass of the first charge or an ionic concentration of at least one predetermined ion in the first charge
- the chosen paramagnetic material is a paramagnetic material whose signal intensity does not vary over time, and advantageously comprises at least one of: a magnesium oxide powder doped with divalent manganese ions MgO:Mn 2+ , a calcium oxide powder doped with CaO:Mn 2+ divalent manganese ions, 2,2-diphenyl-l-picrylhydrazyl, diamond nanoparticles, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, and a glass powder obtained by oxidation in potassium chloride;
- the inert material in electron paramagnetic resonance is a plastic material, for example comprising at least one of polyoxymethylene, polymethyl methacrylate, polycaprolactone, polycarbonates.
- the subject of the invention is a calibration tablet associated with a corresponding absorbed dose
- the calibration tablet comprising a first charge and a respective container, the first charge being arranged in a sealed cavity of the container, the first charge being made of a paramagnetic material having an electronic paramagnetic resonance spectrum that is more stable over time than an electronic paramagnetic resonance spectrum of a predetermined dosimetric material , preferably alanine, the first filler having a predetermined physical parameter whose value is equal to a target value such that a first amplitude of a first electron paramagnetic resonance spectrum of the first filler is equal to a second amplitude d a second electron paramagnetic resonance spectrum of a second charge of the predetermined dosimetric material, said second charge having said absorbed dose, the second electron paramagnetic resonance spectrum being obtained under the same conditions as the first electron paramagnetic resonance spectrum, and the containing being read in an inert material in electronic paramagnetic resonance when it is subjected to a magnetic field
- the calibration curve associating an amplitude of an electron paramagnetic resonance spectrum with a corresponding absorbed dose.
- the subject of the invention is a method for calibrating an electron paramagnetic resonance spectrometer, the calibration method comprising:
- the calibration curve associating an amplitude of an electronic paramagnetic resonance spectrum with an absorbed dose corresponding.
- the calibration curve established by means of dosimeters can be linear or non-linear.
- the calibration pellets can be measured on any type of spectrometer from any manufacturer, knowing that the experimenter or the person skilled in the art can adjust the parameters of the EPR spectrometer according to usual practices.
- a calibration patch can be adapted to the amplitude of the sample and/or of the dosimeter to be represented either by adjusting the charge of the paramagnetic material and/or the size of the container (height).
- the dimensions are defined so that the adjustments of the parameters (for example, frequency and phase signal) are minimal because the dimensions are very close to those of an alanine pellet. However, they can be modified (smaller diameter but respecting the centering in the measuring tube, or greater height dimension if you wish to increase the load).
- the calibration disc can be adapted to the amplitude of the sample and/or of the dosimeter to be represented by increasing, for example, the concentration of Mn 2+ ion or other ion contained in its MgO or CaO matrix or other.
- the dose dynamic is very large since, for example, a mass concentration range of Mn 2+ in MgO from 0.02% to 50% for a few tenths of a mg to a few mg of the complex (without changing the dimensions of the container) allows a dose measurement range of 1 gray to at least 80000 grays.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view of a calibration patch according to the invention, in a longitudinal plane of the patch;
- FIG. 2 is an electronic paramagnetic resonance spectrum of a paramagnetic material, around a resonance of said spectrum;
- FIG. 3 is a graph representing the evolution of a response signal from the dosimeter of FIG. 1 as a function of the intensity of a magnetic field to which it is subjected, the calibration pellet comprising a first charge carried out from a glass powder obtained by oxidation in potassium chloride, called “strong pitch”; and
- FIG. 4 is a graph representing the evolution of a response signal from the calibration pad of FIG. 1 as a function of the intensity of a magnetic field to which it is subjected, the calibration pad comprising a first charge produced from a powder of magnesium oxide doped with divalent manganese ions MgO:Mn 2+ .
- FIG. 1 A calibration (or constancy) tablet according to the invention is illustrated by FIG. 1. It belongs to a set of calibration tablets forming a calibration group for calibrating EPR spectrometers. Each calibration tablet in the calibration group is associated with a respective absorbed dose.
- the calibration disc comprises a first charge 4 and a container 6. More specifically, the first charge 4 is arranged in a sealed cavity 8 of the container 6.
- charge it is understood, within the meaning of the present invention, a weighing and more precisely, the quantity of material loaded into the container 6.
- the first charge 4 is made of a paramagnetic material having an electronic paramagnetic resonance spectrum that is more stable over time than an electronic paramagnetic resonance spectrum of alanine.
- electro paramagnetic resonance spectrum (or even “EPR spectrum”) of an object, it is understood, within the meaning of the present invention, the data of the amplitude of a response signal of the object as a function the intensity of the magnetic field applied to said object, during the implementation of electron paramagnetic resonance spectrometry.
- an EPR spectrum of an object made of a paramagnetic material is illustrated in figure 2.
- the evolution of the value of a response signal of the object as a function of the The intensity of the magnetic field applied to it is represented by curve 10.
- Such a curve highlights the presence of a resonance 11 in an intensity range P.
- paramagnetic material having an RPE spectrum more stable over time than the RPE spectrum of alanine it is understood, within the meaning of the present invention, a paramagnetic material for which, for each intensity of the magnetic field in a reference interval, the amplitude of the EPR spectrum exhibits a rate of decrease as a function of time which is lower, in absolute value, than that of the EPR spectrum of alanine.
- the first charge 4 is made of a material whose EPR spectrum has a rate of decrease at least lower, in absolute value, than 2% per year, preferably 1% per year, advantageously 0.5% per year. year, for any intensity of the magnetic field in a predetermined reference interval, for example between 0.336 T (tesla) and 0.364 T.
- the paramagnetic material in which the first charge 4 is made is isotropic, for example a powder or a ceramic.
- the paramagnetic material in which the first charge 4 is made comprises at least one of a powder of magnesium oxide doped with divalent manganese ions MgO:Mn 2+ , a powder of calcium oxide doped with manganese ions divalent CaO:Mn 2+ , 2,2-diphenyl-l-picrylhydrazyl, diamond nanoparticles, and a glass powder obtained by oxidation in potassium chloride.
- a glass powder obtained by oxidation in potassium chloride is commonly designated, depending on its carbon content, by the trade name “weak pitch” or “strong pitch”.
- MgO:Mn 2+ doped magnesium oxide is advantageous. Indeed, the resonances of the response signal of a dosimeter comprising a first load 4 made of such a material are located on either side of the resonance of the response signal of an alanine dosimeter. Consequently, it is possible to carry out a measurement simultaneously implementing an alanine dosimeter and a dosimeter comprising a first charge 4 made of magnesium oxide doped MgO:Mn 2+ .
- the calibration disc is likely to be used for monitoring a spectrometer for the instability corrections of said spectrometer, by being placed in the measurement cavity of the spectrometer, close or not to a sample to be measured.
- a stable reference in general, a crystal
- the calibration pellet is isotropic (unlike the crystal conventionally used as a stable reference) and removable (it can be removed without losing the stability history).
- each calibration tablet is associated with a corresponding absorbed dose.
- the first load 4 has a predetermined physical parameter whose value is equal to a target value such that the first amplitude of a first RPE spectrum of said first load 4 is equal to a second amplitude of a second RPE spectrum d a second charge of alanine having said absorbed dose (or of a given sample to be represented), the second EPR spectrum being obtained under the same conditions as the first EPR spectrum.
- Such a physical parameter is, in particular, a mass of the first charge, and/or a concentration of a predetermined ion in the first charge 4.
- the first filler 4 has a target mass such that the first amplitude of the first RPE spectrum of said first filler 4 is equal to the second amplitude of said second RPE spectrum of the second alanine filler.
- the first charge 4 has a predetermined ionic concentration (for example in Mn 2+ ions in the case where the first charge 4 is made of doped magnesium oxide MgO:Mn 2+ ) such that the first amplitude of the first EPR spectrum of said first charge 4 is equal to the second amplitude of said second EPR spectrum of the second alanine charge.
- a predetermined ionic concentration for example in Mn 2+ ions in the case where the first charge 4 is made of doped magnesium oxide MgO:Mn 2+ ) such that the first amplitude of the first EPR spectrum of said first charge 4 is equal to the second amplitude of said second EPR spectrum of the second alanine charge.
- the calibration chip constitutes a memory of an alanine dosimeter (or of a given sample) for the absorbed dose or the amplitude of the EPR signal considered.
- the first RPE spectrum and the second RPE spectrum are obtained for a magnetic field having an intensity belonging to the same reference interval.
- Such a target mass is, for example, obtained by means of charts corresponding, for each paramagnetic material considered, the mass of said paramagnetic material to a first amplitude of the corresponding EPR spectrum.
- the first amplitude is, for example, chosen equal to the difference between the maximum value A max and the minimum value A min (FIG. 3) taken by the response signal, at the level of a resonance of the response signal, for a magnetic field whose intensity belongs to the reference interval.
- Such a definition is generally used when the EPR spectrum of the first charge 4 has a single resonance.
- This is, for example, the case when the first load 4 is made of the so-called “strong pitch” material: as shown in FIG. 3, the EPR spectrum of such a first load comprises a single resonance 12 when the intensity of the magnetic field belongs to an interval between 0.336 T and 0.364 T.
- the response signal has a plurality of resonances
- either the maximum amplitude of the most stable peak is chosen as the first amplitude, or an average of the amplitude of several stable peaks is chosen.
- the corresponding amplitude is equal to the difference between the maximum value A max ⁇ A , -, A max ⁇ D and the minimum value A min ,A, -, A min ,D respectively taken by the EPR spectrum of the first charge, for a magnetic field whose intensity belongs to the reference interval.
- Such a definition is generally used when the EPR spectrum of the first charge 4 has several resonances. This is, for example, the case when the first charge 4 is designed from a powder of magnesium oxide doped with divalent manganese ions MgO:Mn 2+ : as shown in FIG. 4, the EPR spectrum of such a first load comprises, in this case, several 14A-14D resonances when the intensity of the magnetic field belongs to an interval between 0.336 T and 0.364 T.
- the second amplitude is taken equal to the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value taken by the response signal, at the level of a single resonance of the response signal of the second alanine charge.
- the container 6 is made of a material that is inert in electronic paramagnetic resonance.
- inert in electronic paramagnetic resonance it is understood, within the meaning of the present invention, that said material is a material for which the maximum amplitude of a third corresponding EPR spectrum, obtained for a magnetic field whose intensity belongs to the reference interval, is less than or equal, in absolute value, to the detection limit according to the standard “Determination of the characteristic limits (decision threshold, detection limit and ends of the confidence interval) for radiation measurements ionizers — Fundamentals and applications” ISO 11929:2010.
- such an inert material in electron paramagnetic resonance is a plastic material comprising, for example, at least one of polyoxymethylene, polymethyl methacrylate, polycaprolactone, polycarbonates.
- the container comprises a body 16 and a cap 18 together defining the sealed cavity 8.
- the stopper 18 is attached to the body 16 and fixed thereto.
- the plug 18 is glued to the body 16 at a joint 20, for example glued to the latter by means of an inert glue in electronic paramagnetic resonance, for example a polyepoxide based on epoxy resin known under the trade name “araldite”.
- an inert glue in electronic paramagnetic resonance for example a polyepoxide based on epoxy resin known under the trade name “araldite”.
- the sealing of the cavity 8 is ensured by said glue.
- the dimensions of the calibration patch in particular its transverse dimensions, are close to those of a conventional dosimeter made from the predetermined dosimetric material. In this way, it is unnecessary to modify the settings of the spectrometer significantly when replacing the conventional dosimeter with a calibration tablet according to the invention. Nevertheless the size can be increased.
- the calibration disc has a cylindrical shape, a height of 4 mm and a diameter of 4 .8mm.
- each calibration tablet is associated with a corresponding absorbed dose.
- the paramagnetic material in which the corresponding first charge 4 will be made is chosen.
- the first charge 4 is made in the chosen paramagnetic material. More precisely, the first charge 4 has a target mass such that the first amplitude of the RPE spectrum of the first charge is equal to the amplitude of an EPR spectrum of alanine exhibiting said absorbed dose, the two EPR spectra being obtained in the same conditions.
- the first charge 4 is deposited in the cavity 8 of the respective container 6, and the cavity 8 is sealed in a tight manner.
- an electronic paramagnetic resonance inert glue is applied at the level of the seal 20 between the body 16 and the cap 18, then the cap 18 is attached to the body 16.
- the seal is then heated (for example at 400° C.), in order to thin the glue and slightly melt the container 6 at the seal 20.
- the first amplitude of the calibration pellet is measured, then associated with a precise dose of alanine irradiation by means of a curve d reference calibration obtained with dosimeters such as, for example, alanine dosimeters.
- the dosimeters each irradiated at a controlled dose and different from one dosimeter to another, are successively arranged in a measurement cavity of the EPR spectrometer, and, for each dosimeter, a corresponding EPR spectrum is acquired.
- EPR spectrum is called a “calibration electronic paramagnetic resonance spectrum” (or alternatively a calibration EPR spectrum).
- a calibration amplitude associated with each calibration pad is measured from the calibration transfer EPR spectrum. Such a calibration amplitude is obtained similarly to the first amplitude described previously.
- the absorbed dose associated with the calibration pad is determined from the amplitude of the measured calibration pad and the equation of the calibration line. This operation is carried out for each calibration disc each comprising a different paramagnetic material charge. Thus, a so-called transfer calibration curve can be established.
- the number of calibration pellets is chosen according to the precision desired for the calibration transfer curve.
- the set of dosimeters comprises at least three calibration pellets, respectively associated with doses distributed over a range of given absorbed doses.
- the alanine can be replaced by any paramagnetic dosimetric material (or any combination of paramagnetic dosimetric materials).
- the present invention relates in particular to a method of manufacturing a set of stable calibration pellets for calibrating an electron paramagnetic resonance spectrometer, each calibration pellet being associated with a corresponding absorbed dose.
- the steps consist of establishing a calibration curve using dosimeters, then loading into containers of dimensions close to those of an alanine pellet with a different quantity of very stable paramagnetic material over time whose amplitude of the signal is equal, at uncertainties, to that of each dosimeter used to establish the calibration curve. A new so-called “transfer” calibration curve is thus obtained.
- the advantage lies in the stability of the calibration tablets for several years over a temperature range of -20°C to 40°C and insensitive to hygrometry.
- the measurement of calibration pellets each delivering a different stable EPR signal associated with a metrologically traceable specific absorbed dose for the establishment of a calibration curve as soon as necessary makes it possible to dispense with the irradiation of new dosimeters whose radicals recombine over time.
- the calibration pads are removable, unlike the devices (usually a ruby crystal) commonly used to control the stability of spectrometers fixed in the measurement cavity, allowing a more versatile use of the spectrometer for various applications.
- the calibration pellets provide means for controlling the stability of EPR spectrometers, which are not sensitive to temperature and hygrometry. They allow the transfer of calibration curves for inter-comparison purposes between laboratories because the calibration tablets can be measured on any type of EPR spectrometer with the settings specific to each laboratory. They also make it possible to extend the stability control of the signal over a very large dynamic range by a factor of 10 5 controlled by the quantity of paramagnetic material and the concentration of Mn 2+ ions for example, in the MgMn 2+ compound. They also allow users to have a set of calibration tablets to establish a traceable and long-lasting calibration curve, memory of the signal of the dosimeters.
- a set of calibration pellets can be the memory of calibration curves carried out with pellets from different suppliers, of a calibration curve for dosimeters of lithium or even a calibration curve in dosed additions of dental enamel, provided that the signal amplitude of the initial samples are in the same measurement range as that of the calibration pellets.
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