Spectral fiber dosimetry with beryllium oxide for quality assurance in hadron radiation therapy

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Contributors

  • E. Metzner - , Chair of Nuclear Physics, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • C. Bäumer - , University of Duisburg-Essen, Dortmund University of Technology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) Core Center Heidelberg (Author)
  • C. Behrends - , University of Duisburg-Essen, Dortmund University of Technology (Author)
  • A. Dammene Debbih - , University of Duisburg-Essen, Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences (Author)
  • D. D. Döhler - , Chair of Nuclear Physics, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • M. J. Van Goethem - , University of Groningen (Author)
  • E. R. Van Der Graaf - , University of Groningen (Author)
  • P. Kahle - , TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Armin Lühr - , Dortmund University of Technology (Author)
  • T. Teichmann - , Chair of Experimental Particle Physics, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Beate Timmermann - , University of Duisburg-Essen, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) Core Center Heidelberg (Author)
  • D. Weinberger - , Serious Dynamics (Author)
  • T. Werner - , Chair of Nuclear Physics, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • J. Wulff - , University of Duisburg-Essen (Author)
  • T. Kormoll - , Chair of Nuclear Physics, TUD Dresden University of Technology, Serious Dynamics (Author)

Abstract

Using the radioluminescence light of solid state probes coupled to long and flexible fibers for dosimetry in radiotherapy offers many advantages in terms of probe size, robustness and cost efficiency. However, especially in hadron fields, radioluminophores exhibit quenching effects dependent on the linear energy transfer. This work describes the discovery of a spectral shift in the radioluminescence light of beryllium oxide in dependence on the residual range at therapeutic proton energies. A spectrally resolving measurement setup has been developed and tested in scanned proton fields. It is shown that such a system can not only quantitatively reconstruct the dose, but might also give information on the residual proton range at the point of measurement.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article numberP02009
Number of pages19
JournalJournal of instrumentation
Volume17(2022)
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 17 Feb 2022
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0001-9023-3606/work/142252771

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Keywords

  • Dosimetry concepts and apparatus, Instrumentation for hadron therapy, Scintillators and scintillating fibres and light guides, Solid state detectors

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