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Characterization of scintillating materials in use for brachytherapy fiber based dosimeters

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2022
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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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Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 1042, 167083
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Electronic & Computer Engineering
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brachytherapy, inorganic scintillators, single photoelectron, SiPM, light yield, Engineering
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https://doi.org/10.34961/researchrepository-ul.22957070
 https://researchrepository.ul.ie/handle/10344/11626
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