A. Croteau, S. Caron, A. Rink, D. Jaffray, O. Mermut "Fabrication and characterization of a real-time optical fiber dosimeter probe " Proc. of SPIE , 8090, art. no 80900G, 201, 2011
Abstract: There is a pressing need for a low cost, passive optical fiber dosimeter probe for use in real-time monitoring of radiation dose delivered to clinical radiation therapy patients. An optical fiber probe using radiochromic material has been designed and fabricated based on the deposition of a radiochromic thin film on a dielectric mirror. Measurements of the net optical density vs. time before, during, and after irradiation at a rate of 500 cGy/minute to a total dose of 5 Gy were performed. Net optical densities increased from 0.2 to 2.0 for radiochromic thin film thicknesses of 2 to 20 µm, respectively. An improved optical fiber probe fabrication method is presented.
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