NDLI: Scintillating fiber dosimeter for radiation therapy accelerator

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Fontbonne, J.M. Iltis, G. Ban, G. Battala, A. Vernhes, J.C. Tillier, J. Bellaize, N. Le Brun, C. Tamain, B. Mercier, K. Motin, J.C.
Copyright Year	2002
Description	Author affiliation: Lab. de Phys. Corpusclaire de Caen, France (Fontbonne, J.M.; Iltis, G.; Ban, G.)
Abstract	Radiotherapy accelerator requires high accuracy on dose deposition and their output has to be monitored on a frequent and regular basis. Ionization chambers are the main tool for this control, but their size and fragility make them unusable when performing a patient treatment. In collaboration with one of the French center for cancer treatment in Caen, we present the developments and tests of a low cost radiotherapy dosimeter (SDM) based on scintillating fiber and a signal processing for Cerenkov cancellation. The use of photodiodes for light collection insures a very low cost compared with system using PMTS. However we have also develop a high sensitivity version with PMTS for very "low dose deposition" for curietherapy or radiological exams. Comparison with standard ionization chamber has been performed showing about one percent difference from 6 to 25 MV photons. This dosimeter is 1 mm in diameter and can be located where ever is necessary even inside the body. Its small size and flexibility make it useful for delimiting critical area, where organs cannot be over-irradiated.
Starting Page	1707
Ending Page	1711
File Size	646679
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780373243
ISSN	10823654
DOI	10.1109/NSSMIC.2001.1008671
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2001-11-04
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Biomedical applications of radiation Acceleration Ion accelerators Ionization chambers Costs Patient monitoring Size control Medical treatment Collaboration Cancer
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in