Fiber-optic Cerenkov radiation sensor for proton therapy dosimetry

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 13907-13914

  Jang, Kyoung Won ^a   Yoo, Wook Jae ^a   Shin, Sang Hun ^a   Shin, Dongho ^b   Lee, Bongsoo ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAGG CELLS; CERENKOV COUNTERS; DOSIMETRY; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PLASTIC OPTICAL FIBERS; PROTON BEAMS; QUENCHING; RADIATION SHIELDING; SCINTILLATION;

BRAGG PEAKS; CERENKOV RADIATION; DOSE RATE; FIBER-OPTIC RADIATION SENSORS; INNOVATIVE METHOD; ORGANIC SCINTILLATOR; PROTON THERAPY; QUENCHING EFFECT;

FIBER OPTICS;

PROTON;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; FIBER OPTICS; INSTRUMENTATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY; REFRACTOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; PROTONS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; REFRACTOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84863773345     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.013907     Document Type: Article

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