Radio-transparent real-time dosimeter for interventional radiological procedures
US7441955B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 6, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01T1/201
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of measuring in real time a dose of radiological radiation absorbed by a region under inspection subjected to a flux of radiological radiation, the method comprising the steps consisting in: a) detecting the incident radiation at at least one point of the region under inspection using at least a first bundle of measurement optical fibers (2) containing at least one fiber placed in said region under inspection and adapted to generate a light signal on receiving radiological radiation; b) measuring said light signal away from the region under inspection after it has been transmitted along the measurement optical fiber; and c) determining the dose of radiological radiation received by said measurement optical fiber on the basis of said light signal.
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