Review of plastic and liquid scintillation dosimetry for photon, electron, and proton therapy
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- 20 October 2016
- journal article
- review article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Physics in Medicine & Biology
- Vol. 61 (20), R305-R343
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/61/20/R305
Abstract
While scintillation dosimetry has been around for decades, the need for a dosimeter tailored to the reality of modern radiation therapy-in particular a real-time, water-equivalent, energy-independent dosimeter with high spatial resolution-has generated renewed interest in scintillators over the last 10 years. With the advent of at least one commercial plastic scintillation dosimeter and the ever-growing scientific literature on this subject, this topical review is intended to provide the medical physics community with a wide overview of scintillation physics, related optical concepts, and applications of plastic scintillation dosimetry.Keywords
Funding Information
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- National Cancer Institute
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