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Characterization of scintillating materials in use for brachytherapy fiber based dosimeters

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posted on 2023-05-19, 10:57 authored by S. Cometti, A. Gierej, A. Giaz, S. Lomazzi, T. Baghdasaryan, J. Van Erps, F. Berghmans, R. Santoro, M. Caccia, Sinead O'KeeffeSinead O'Keeffe

This paper reports the characterization of two scintillating materials in powder form, Gadox and YVO embedded in a light-activated resin, used in a probe developed for oncological brachytherapy in-vivo dosimetry. The materials were characterized in terms of internal absorption, scintillation decay time, and light yield. The measurement of the optical characteristics highlighted a significant internal absorption at the scintillation light wavelength, with values of 6.5 dB/mm for Gadox and 14.1 dB/mm for YVO.


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Optical Fibre Dose Imaging for Adaptive Brachytherapy

European Commission

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Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 1042, 167083

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Elsevier

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  • Electronic & Computer Engineering

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