Validation of dose measurements by scintillating fiber optic dosimeters for medical applications

• Tipo: Artigo em Livro de Atas de Conferência Internacional
• Data: 2013

Autores

Correia, A (Autor) Outra; Pirraco, R (Autor) Outra; Rosa, CC (Autor) FCUP

Ata de Conferência Internacional

Título: 8TH IBEROAMERICAN OPTICS MEETING AND 11TH LATIN AMERICAN MEETING ON OPTICS, LASERS, AND APPLICATIONS

8th Iberoamerican Optics Meeting and 11th Latin American Meeting on Optics, Lasers, and Applications

Porto, PORTUGAL, JUL 22-26, 2013

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Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências exactas e naturais > Física

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ID Authenticus: P-006-K44

DOI: 10.1117/12.2026880

Abstract (EN): Organic scintillators have been promoted and widely used in scintillating fiber-optic dosimeters (SFOD) due to their tissue-equivalent characteristics, small sensitive volume combined with high spatial resolution, and emission of visible light proportional to the absorbed electron and gamma dose rate. In this paper we will present the validation of Monte Carlo simulations of dose measurements assisted by scintillating fiber optic dosimeters operating in the visible spectral range, in the context of the development of fiber optic dosimeters targeted to Brachytherapy. The Monte Carlo simulation results are compared to measurements performed with SFOD test probes, assembled with BCF-60 (Saint Gobain) samples of 1 mm diameter and 0.35 to 1.5 cm length, coupled to PMMA optical fiber. The optical signal resulting from scintillation and Cherenkov light is transmitted through an additional optical fiber link to a remote measuring device. For SFOD probes irradiation a dedicated PMMA phantom was used. The results were validated against measurements obtained with a properly calibrated pinpoint ionization chamber (PTW). The probes were positioned in a radial arrangement, with a radioactive source at its center point. The gamma-rays source is a Nucletron Microselectron-V2 Ir-192. The dose curves are obtained according to the different positions in the phantom with the SFOD dosimeters. The system is able to use a Fiber Optic Multiplexer (FOM) controlled with Labview software.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 7