Application of Cerenkov radiation generated in plastic optical fibers for therapeutic photon beam dosimetry

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Jang, Kyoung Won ^a,b   Yagi, Takahiro ^a   Pyeon, Cheol Ho ^a   Yoo, Wook Jae ^b   Shin, Sang Hun ^b   Jeong, Chiyoung ^c   Min, Byung Jun ^c   Shin, Dongho ^c   Misawa, Tsuyoshi ^a   Lee, Bongsoo ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^c National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cerenkov radiation; Dosimeter; Photon beam; Plastic optical fiber

Indexed keywords

GLASS FIBER; PLASTIC;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LIGHT RELATED PHENOMENA; METHODOLOGY; PHOTON; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; STATISTICS;

ELECTRONS; HUMANS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL PHENOMENA; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PHOTONS; PLASTICS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SCINTILLATION COUNTING;

EID: 84883578572     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.JBO.18.2.027001     Document Type: Article

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