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Low dose plastic optical fibre radiation dosimeter for clinical dosimetry applications

Year: 2009

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: PMMA optical fibres offer the opportunity to monitor ionising radiation doses online and in real-time. The work presented here investigates the use of these fibres in clinical dosimetry applications. Tests to determine the sensitivity of the PMMA optical fibres at low radiation doses were carried out at the MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, Florida. The results demonstrate that PMMA optical fibres exhibit a quantifiable response to low doses (up to 12Gy) of radiation, similar to that received during radiation treatment.

Source: Proceedings of IEEE Sensors/Proceedings of IEEE Sensors ...

DOI: 10.1109/icsens.2009.5398516

Authors: S. O'Keeffe, E. Lewis, A. Santhanam, A. Winningham, J.P. Rolland

Institutions: University of Limerick, University of Central Florida, University of Rochester

Language: English

Topic: Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques

Subfield: Radiation

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2150269627

FWCI: 7.034

Cites: 5

Cited by: 9

Related to: 10