In: Radiation Measurements, 56 (16 September 2013), S. 342-346. ISSN 1350-4487
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Abstract
Fluorescent nuclear track detectors (FNTDs) show excellent detection properties for heavy charged particles and have, therefore, been investigated in this study in terms of their potential for in-vivo range measurements.
We irradiated FNTDs with protons as well as with C, Mg, S, Fe and Xe ion beams (3 – 9 MeV/u) over a broad range of fluences (4.5e5 – 1.0e11 per cm²) with the detectors’ optical c-axis positioned perpendicular to the beam direction. All measured ion ranges (for single track as well as track bulk intensity irradiations) deviate less than 3% from tabulated SRIM data, independent of particle type, energy, fluence and linear energy transfer.
Proton irradiation of detectors placed inside a polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) phantom at the Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Center showed promising results for future in-vivo FNTD applications.
Dokumententyp: | Artikel |
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Titel der Zeitschrift: | Radiation Measurements |
Band: | 56 |
Verlag: | Elsevier |
Erstellungsdatum: | 11 Aug. 2014 07:52 |
Erscheinungsjahr: | 16 September 2013 |
ISSN: | 1350-4487 |
Seitenbereich: | S. 342-346 |
Institute/Einrichtungen: | Zentrale und Sonstige Einrichtungen > Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum |
DDC-Sachgruppe: | 530 Physik |
Normierte Schlagwörter: | Ionisierende Strahlung, Detektor, Laserinduzierte Fluoreszenz, Konfokale Mikroskopie, Effektive Reichweite, Heidelberg / Deutsches Krebsforschung |
Freie Schlagwörter: | Ion range measurements, Fluorescent nuclear track detectors, Laser-induced fluorescence, Confocal laser-scanning microscopy, Heavy ion radiotherapyy |