Title :
Plastic optical fibre X-Ray dosimeter for real-time clinical dosimetry applications.
Author :
McCarthy, D. ; Keeffe, S.O. ; Lewis, E.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Fibre Sensors Res. Centre, Univ. of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
Abstract :
An investigation in to the feasibility of using phosphor coated PMMA optical fibres as a means of measuring low energy x-ray ionising radiation for radiotherapy applications is presented. The paper provides an overview of the current dosimetry techniques and details the advantages an optical fibre based system can bring to providing real-time, spatially resolved dosimetry methods for both beam characterisation and patient dose verification systems.
Keywords :
X-ray detection; dosimeters; dosimetry; fibre optic sensors; polymer fibres; radiation therapy; beam characterisation; low energy X-ray ionising radiation; patient dose verification; phosphor coated PMMA optical fibres; plastic optical fibre X-ray dosimeter; radiotherapy; real-time clinical dosimetry; spatially resolved dosimetry; Biomedical applications of radiation; Collimators; Dosimetry; Intensity modulation; Ionizing radiation; Linear accelerators; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Plastics; Tumors; Optical fiber sensor; PMMA; X-Ray; component; dosimetry; radiotherapy;
Conference_Titel :
Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Limerick
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4988-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4989-7
DOI :
10.1109/SAS.2010.5439383
