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Feasibility study for the use of Ce3+-doped optical fibres in radiotherapy

Feasibility study for the use of Ce3+-doped optical fibres in radiotherapy
Feasibility study for the use of Ce3+-doped optical fibres in radiotherapy
A feasibility study for the use of a Ce-doped optical fibre as a radioluminescent dosimeter in radiotherapy was carried out. The prototype showed a satisfactory reproducibility (1.7%) and a good linearity over a clinically relevant dose range (from few cGy to approximately 10 Gy). Moreover, the device enabled a reliable evaluation of the absorbed dose, independently of the dose rate and of the orientation of the incoming radiation. A slight energy dependence of the response was observed when the system was irradiated with electron beams of different energies. The results indicate that the employment of this new system might be very promising both for quality control measurements and "in vivo" dosimetry. Some improvements are nevertheless still required in order to allow a real-time evaluation of the Cherenkov radiation produced by the irradiated portion of the passive optical fibre, which influences some of the dosimetric properties of the system.
radiotherapy dosimetry, optical fibre, radioluminescence
0168-9002
449-455
Mones, E.
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Veronese, I.
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Moretti, F.
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Fasoli, M.
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Loi, G.
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Negri, E.
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Brambilla, M.
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Chiodini, N.
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Brambilla, G.
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Vedda, A.
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Mones, E.
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Veronese, I.
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Moretti, F.
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Fasoli, M.
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Loi, G.
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Negri, E.
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Brambilla, M.
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Chiodini, N.
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Brambilla, G.
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Mones, E., Veronese, I., Moretti, F., Fasoli, M., Loi, G., Negri, E., Brambilla, M., Chiodini, N., Brambilla, G. and Vedda, A. (2006) Feasibility study for the use of Ce3+-doped optical fibres in radiotherapy. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 562 (1), 449-455. (doi:10.1016/j.nima.2006.02.003).

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Abstract

A feasibility study for the use of a Ce-doped optical fibre as a radioluminescent dosimeter in radiotherapy was carried out. The prototype showed a satisfactory reproducibility (1.7%) and a good linearity over a clinically relevant dose range (from few cGy to approximately 10 Gy). Moreover, the device enabled a reliable evaluation of the absorbed dose, independently of the dose rate and of the orientation of the incoming radiation. A slight energy dependence of the response was observed when the system was irradiated with electron beams of different energies. The results indicate that the employment of this new system might be very promising both for quality control measurements and "in vivo" dosimetry. Some improvements are nevertheless still required in order to allow a real-time evaluation of the Cherenkov radiation produced by the irradiated portion of the passive optical fibre, which influences some of the dosimetric properties of the system.

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e-pub ahead of print date: June 2006
Keywords: radiotherapy dosimetry, optical fibre, radioluminescence
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre

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Local EPrints ID: 46879
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/46879
ISSN: 0168-9002
PURE UUID: 0b76ff22-ae16-4a27-8f0a-14e56782487a
ORCID for G. Brambilla: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-5730-0499

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Date deposited: 23 Jul 2007
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 03:21

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Author: E. Mones
Author: I. Veronese
Author: F. Moretti
Author: M. Fasoli
Author: G. Loi
Author: E. Negri
Author: M. Brambilla
Author: N. Chiodini
Author: G. Brambilla ORCID iD
Author: A. Vedda

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