eprintid: 14863
rev_number: 38
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type: article
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creators_name: Klimpki, Grischa
creators_name: Osinga, Julia-Maria
creators_name: Herrmann, Rochus
creators_name: Akselrod, Mark
creators_name: Jäkel, Oliver
creators_name: Greilich, Steffen
corp_creators: German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Division of Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
corp_creators: Aarhus University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ny Munkegade 120, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
corp_creators: Landauer Inc., Stillwater Crystal Growth Division, 723 1/2 Eastgate, Stillwater Oklahoma 74074, USA
corp_creators: Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Center (HIT), Im Neuenheimer Feld 450, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
corp_creators: Heidelberg University Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
title: Ion range measurements using fluorescent nuclear track detectors
subjects: ddc-530
divisions: i-850300
keywords: Ion range measurements, Fluorescent nuclear track detectors,
Laser-induced fluorescence, Confocal laser-scanning microscopy, Heavy ion radiotherapyy
cterms_swd: Ionisierende Strahlung
cterms_swd: Detektor
cterms_swd: Laserinduzierte Fluoreszenz
cterms_swd: Konfokale Mikroskopie
cterms_swd: Effektive Reichweite
cterms_swd: Heidelberg / Deutsches Krebsforschung
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.
date: 2013-09-16
publisher: Elsevier
id_scheme: DOI
ppn_swb: 1658992342
own_urn: urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-heidok-148630
language: eng
bibsort: KLIMPKIGRIIONRANGEME20130916
full_text_status: public
publication: Radiation Measurements
volume: 56
pagerange: 342-346
issn: 1350-4487
citation:   Klimpki, Grischa ; Osinga, Julia-Maria ; Herrmann, Rochus ; Akselrod, Mark ; Jäkel, Oliver ; Greilich, Steffen  (2013) Ion range measurements using fluorescent nuclear track detectors.  Radiation Measurements, 56.  pp. 342-346.  ISSN 1350-4487     
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