Near‐real‐time radiotherapy dosimetry using optically stimulated luminescence of : Mathematical models and preliminary results
- 25 March 2005
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Medical Physics
- Vol. 32 (4), 1094-1102
- https://doi.org/10.1118/1.1884365
Abstract
In this paper we report investigations aimed toward applying optically stimulated luminescence(OSL) of Al 2 O 3 : C for near-real-time medical dosimetry, especially in radiotherapy. The classical mathematical model normally used for the description of OSL phenomena was expanded to predict the behavior of the luminescence signal in the case when the OSL sample is simultaneously irradiated and optically stimulated. The predictions obtained were used to develop different measurement approaches and correction algorithms for the luminescence signals, thus enabling dose estimation from OSLduring rather then after the irradiation procedure. Radiation probes with diameters of less than 1 mm, suitable for the envisioned in-vivo measurements were constructed by attaching small Al 2 O 3 : C crystals to optical fiber cables. The OSL fiber probes and a purpose-built, portable OSL stimulation and readout system were used to measure doses at speeds up to 1 data point every 3s, under irradiation at dose rates of the same order of magnitude as those found in conventional radiotherapy techniques. The corrected OSL signal was found to be proportional to the absorbed dose, and accurately followed sudden transitions in the irradiationdose rate.Keywords
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