Review of plastic and liquid scintillation dosimetry for photon, electron, and proton therapy

Luc Beaulieu; Sam Beddar

doi:10.1088/0031-9155/61/20/R305

Review of plastic and liquid scintillation dosimetry for photon, electron, and proton therapy

Luc Beaulieu, Sam Beddar

Radiation Physics

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	R305-R343
Journal	Physics in medicine and biology
Volume	61
Issue number	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/61/20/R305
State	Published - Oct 3 2016

Keywords

1D
2D and 3D dosimetry
Cerenkov subtraction
electron and proton dosimetry
in vivo dosimetry
photon
plastic scintillation dosimetry
scintillators
small field dosimetry

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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