A Scintillating Fiber Dosimeter for Radiology and Brachytherapy with photodiode readout

Details A Scintillating Fiber Dosimeter for Radiology and Brachytherapy with photodiode readout A Scintillating Fiber Dosimeter for Radiology and Brachytherapy with photodiode readout

2011-09-29

arxiv.org/abs/1109.6545v1

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Purpose: For more than a decade that plastic optical fiber based dosimeters have been developed for medical applications. The feasibility of dosimeters using optical fibers that are almost Cherenkov light free has been demonstrated in some prototypes, particularly suitable for photon high-energy beams. In the energy range up to a few hundred keV, where the production of Cherenkov light by secondary electrons is negligible or small, the largest source of background are the fluorescence mechanisms. Methods: In recent years our group has developed an optical fiber dosimeter with photodiode readout named DosFib, which has small energy dependence in the range below 100 keV relevant for radiology. Photodiodes are robust photodetectors, presenting good stability over time and enough sensitivity to allow the use of an electrometer as a measuring device without extra electronics. Results: In-vitro tests using a High Dose Rate 192Ir source have demonstrated its suitability for brachytherapy applications using this important radioactive source. Attenuation curves have been obtained in water with the DosFib dosimeter and an ionization chamber and the depth dose profiles shown to be identical. Conclusions: This new dosimeter can thus be calibrated and used in clinical measurements with good competitive advantages over other dosimeters.

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