Dosimetry for FLASH radiotherapy: a review of tools and the role of radioluminescence and Cherenkov emission

MR Ashraf, M Rahman, R Zhang, BB Williams… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
While spatial dose conformity delivered to a target volume has been pushed to its practical
limits with advanced treatment planning and delivery, investigations in novel temporal dose …

FLASH radiotherapy and the use of radiation dosimeters

S Siddique, HE Ruda, JCL Chow - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary FLASH radiotherapy (RT) delivering ultra-high dose rate radiation can
reduce normal tissue toxicity while effectively treating tumors. However, implementing …

[HTML][HTML] A new solution for UHDP and UHDR (Flash) measurements: Theory and conceptual design of ALLS chamber

F Di Martino, D Del Sarto, MG Bisogni, S Capaccioli… - Physica Medica, 2022 - Elsevier
Ultra-High dose-per-pulse regimens (UHDP), necessary to trigger the “FLASH” effect, still
pose serious challenges to dosimetry. Dosimetry plays a crucial role, both to significantly …

Combustion assisted spectroscopic investigation of Dy3+ activated SrYAl3O7 phosphor for LED and TLD applications

AR Kadam, SB Dhoble, GC Mishra… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Long-persistent inorganic phosphors are widely studied materials owing to their high routine
energy-storing ability. In the present study we were interested in Dy 3+ ion‐doped inorganic …

Absorbed-dose-to-water measurement using alanine in ultra-high-pulse-dose-rate electron beams

A Bourgouin, T Hackel, M Marinelli… - Physics in Medicine …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. The aim of the presented study is to evaluate the dose response of the PTB's
secondary standard system, which is based on alanine and electron spin resonance (ESR) …

Characterization of a diode dosimeter for UHDR FLASH radiotherapy

M Rahman, J Kozelka, J Hildreth, A Schönfeld… - Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Ultra‐high dose rate (UHDR) FLASH beams typically deliver dose at rates of>
40 Gy/sec. Characterization of these beams with respect to dose, mean dose rate, and dose …

Alanine response to low energy synchrotron x-ray radiation

P Van Den Elzen, T Sander, H Palmans… - Physics in Medicine …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. The radiation response of alanine is very well characterized in the MV photon
energy range where it can be used to determine the dose delivered with an accuracy better …

[HTML][HTML] Absorbed dose evaluation of a blood irradiator with alanine, TLD-100 and ionization chamber

S Grasso, A Varallo, R Ricciardi, ME Italiano… - Applied Radiation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Irradiation of blood bags using X-ray irradiators and dosimetry services are required to
ensure uniform dose levels in the range 25–50 Gy to prevent Transfusion Associated Graft …

Miniaturized scintillator dosimeter for small field radiation therapy

M Gonod, CC Avila, MA Suarez… - Physics in Medicine …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The concept of a miniaturized inorganic scintillator detector is demonstrated in the analysis
of the small static photon fields used in external radiation therapy. Such a detector is …

X-TREAM protocol for in vitro microbeam radiation therapy at the Australian Synchrotron

JA Davis, E Engels, M Petasecca, J Paino… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Recommendations for an experimental protocol for beam alignment/optimization and
dosimetry relating to in vitro studies at the Imaging and Medical Beam Line of the Australian …