Spectral method for the correction of the Cerenkov light effect in plastic scintillation detectors: A comparison study of calibration procedures and validation in Cerenkov light-dominated situations

Medical Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 2140-2150

  Guillot, Mathieu ^a,b   Gingras, Luc ^a,b   Archambault, Louis ^a,b   Beddar, Sam ^c   Beaulieu, Luc ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

calibration; Cerenkov radiation; dosimetry; plastic scintillation detectors; radiation detectors

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DOSIMETRY; FIBERS; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; PHOTOIONIZATION; RADIATION DETECTORS; SCINTILLATION; SPECTROSCOPY;

ATTENUATION PROPERTIES; CALIBRATION MEASUREMENTS; CALIBRATION PROCEDURE; CERENKOV RADIATION; MONTE CARLO RESULTS; PLASTIC SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; SCINTILLATING FIBER; SCINTILLATION LIGHT;

PLASTIC OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 79953670862     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3562896     Document Type: Article

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