Photon beams produced by a cobalt-60 Unit and a 6 MV linear accelerator equipped with stereotactic collimators were used to investigate some dosimetric properties of a radioluminescent dosimeter based on a Ce-doped optical fibre. The stability of the signal with increasing the irradiation time, enabled a reliable and real-time measurement of the dose rate. The methods, recently developed, of optical coupling, light collection and signal processing allowed to achieve a satisfactory signal to noise ratio, a good reproducibility and a linear dose-response. The punctual dimension of the doped fibre diameter was exploited in the characterization of stereotactic fields, providing results in agreement with those obtained using a micro-ionization chamber. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Mones, E., Veronese, I., Vedda, A., Loi, G., Fasoli, M., Moretti, F., et al. (2008). Ce-doped optical fibre as radioluminescent dosimeter in radiotherapy. RADIATION MEASUREMENTS, 43(2-6), 888-892 [10.1016/j.radmeas.2008.01.031].

Ce-doped optical fibre as radioluminescent dosimeter in radiotherapy

VEDDA, ANNA GRAZIELLA;FASOLI, MAURO;MORETTI, FEDERICO;CHIODINI, NORBERTO;
2008

Abstract

Photon beams produced by a cobalt-60 Unit and a 6 MV linear accelerator equipped with stereotactic collimators were used to investigate some dosimetric properties of a radioluminescent dosimeter based on a Ce-doped optical fibre. The stability of the signal with increasing the irradiation time, enabled a reliable and real-time measurement of the dose rate. The methods, recently developed, of optical coupling, light collection and signal processing allowed to achieve a satisfactory signal to noise ratio, a good reproducibility and a linear dose-response. The punctual dimension of the doped fibre diameter was exploited in the characterization of stereotactic fields, providing results in agreement with those obtained using a micro-ionization chamber. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico
optical fibres, silica, rare-earth ions
English
2008
43
2-6
888
892
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Mones, E., Veronese, I., Vedda, A., Loi, G., Fasoli, M., Moretti, F., et al. (2008). Ce-doped optical fibre as radioluminescent dosimeter in radiotherapy. RADIATION MEASUREMENTS, 43(2-6), 888-892 [10.1016/j.radmeas.2008.01.031].
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