NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 48, Issue 3, 030001(2025)
Current research status and progress of fiber-optic dosimeters for proton therapy dosimetry
Fig. 2. Schematic diagram of fiber optic dosimeter (color online)(a) Thermoluminescence fiber optic dosimeter, (b) Optical luminescence fiber optic dosimeter, (c) Radioluminescence fiber optic dosimeter, (d) Cherenkov light fiber optic dosimeter, (e) Fiber Bragg grating dosimeter
Fig. 3. Schematic diagram of proton dosimetry based on scintillation fiber[23] (color online)
Fig. 4. Schematic diagram of the prototype fiber optic reader developed by the Risø National Laboratory research team
Fig. 6. Response of Ce-doped silica-based IOSFD to a 74 MeV proton radiation source[73] (color online) (a) Integral meter as a function of set dose to the fiber, (b) Signal from the fiber as a function of its irradiation length, (c) Count rate in the fiber as a function of dose rate, (d) Depth dose curves of the diffuse Bragg peak using various dosimeters
Fig. 7. Snapshotes of in vivo proton dosimetry device in Flash project[75](a) Detector accuracy and calibration measurements, (b) Front view of the experimental setup for stem signal measurements, (c) Four detector probes placed on the ionization chamber for calibration measurements, (d) Two detectors and a bare optical fiber placed on a solid water block for stem signal measurements
Fig. 9. Proton dose distribution diagram in the energy range of 85.6~161.6 MeV[78] (a) Measurement, calibration and simulation diagram, (b) Ratio of calibrated scintillation signal to Monte Carlo dose (color online)
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Ming WANG, Tiantian SUN, Sheng LIAO, Guoyu XIE, Lang DONG, Wei DAI, Qingxian ZHANG. Current research status and progress of fiber-optic dosimeters for proton therapy dosimetry[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2025, 48(3): 030001
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Received: Jun. 18, 2024
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Published Online: Apr. 15, 2025
The Author Email: Ming WANG (wangming1@cdut.edu.cn)