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An algorithm for real-time dosimetry in intensity-modulated radiation therapy using the radioluminescence signal from Al2O3 : C

Andersen, C. E. ; Marckmann, C. J. ; Aznar, M. C. ; Botter-Jensen, L. ; Kjaer-Kristoffersen, F. and Medin, Joakim LU (2006) In Radiation Protection Dosimetry 120(1-4). p.41468-41468
Abstract
Although the radioluminescence (RL) signal from optical fibre Al2O3:C dosemeters used in medical applications is essentially proportional to dose rate, the crystals used so far are imperfect in the sense that their RL sensitivity changes with accumulated dose. A computational algorithm has been developed that corrects for these sensitivity changes. We further report on a new system that effectively separates the RL signal generated in the crystal from fluorescence and Cerenkov emission generated in the optical fibre cable using a gating technique in connection with pulsed linear accelerator radiation beams. The dosimetry system has been used for dose measurements in a phantom during an intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) treatment... (More)
Although the radioluminescence (RL) signal from optical fibre Al2O3:C dosemeters used in medical applications is essentially proportional to dose rate, the crystals used so far are imperfect in the sense that their RL sensitivity changes with accumulated dose. A computational algorithm has been developed that corrects for these sensitivity changes. We further report on a new system that effectively separates the RL signal generated in the crystal from fluorescence and Cerenkov emission generated in the optical fibre cable using a gating technique in connection with pulsed linear accelerator radiation beams. The dosimetry system has been used for dose measurements in a phantom during an intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) treatment with 6 MV photons. The RL measurement results are in excellent agreement (i.e. within 1%) with both the OSL results and the dose delivered according to the treatment planning system. RL signals from Al2O3:C can be used for real-time dose rate measurements with a time resolution of similar to 0.1 s and a spatial resolution only limited by the size of the detector (< 0.5 mm). (Less)
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  author       = {{Andersen, C. E. and Marckmann, C. J. and Aznar, M. C. and Botter-Jensen, L. and Kjaer-Kristoffersen, F. and Medin, Joakim}},
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  publisher    = {{Oxford University Press}},
  series       = {{Radiation Protection Dosimetry}},
  title        = {{An algorithm for real-time dosimetry in intensity-modulated radiation therapy using the radioluminescence signal from Al2O3 : C}},
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