Planar and volumetric dosimeter with scintillating material for radiotherapy treatment using tomographic reconstruction
US9606242B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 29, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01T1/2033
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
According to one aspect, a planar and volumetric dosimeter for use with a radiotherapy machine having a radiation source. The dosimeter includes a scintillating assembly including a plurality of scintillating optical fibers and configured to generate a light output in response to incident dose distribution thereon from the radiation source, and a photo-detector operable to convert optical energy emitted by the scintillating assembly to electrical signals for determining actual two-dimensional (2D) or three-dimensional (3D) dose distribution incident on the scintillating assembly using a tomographic reconstruction algorithm.
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