A comprehensive investigation of the performance of a commercial scintillator system for applications in electron FLASH radiotherapy.
FLASH
UHDR
W2
dosimetry
plastic scintillator
scintillator
Journal
Medical physics
ISSN: 2473-4209
Titre abrégé: Med Phys
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0425746
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
20 Mar 2024
20 Mar 2024
Historique:
revised:
08
02
2024
received:
21
07
2023
accepted:
04
03
2024
medline:
20
3
2024
pubmed:
20
3
2024
entrez:
20
3
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Dosimetry in ultra-high dose rate (UHDR) beamlines is significantly challenged by limitations in real-time monitoring and accurate measurement of beam output, beam parameters, and delivered doses using conventional radiation detectors, which exhibit dependencies in ultra-high dose-rate (UHDR) and high dose-per-pulse (DPP) beamline conditions. In this study, we characterized the response of the Exradin W2 plastic scintillator (Standard Imaging, Inc.), a water-equivalent detector that provides measurements with a time resolution of 100 Hz, to determine its feasibility for use in UHDR electron beamlines. The W2 scintillator was exposed to an UHDR electron beam with different beam parameters by varying the pulse repetition frequency (PRF), pulse width (PW), and pulse amplitude settings of an electron UHDR linear accelerator system. The response of the W2 scintillator was evaluated as a function of the total integrated dose delivered, DPP, and mean and instantaneous dose rate. To account for detector radiation damage, the signal sensitivity (pC/Gy) of the W2 scintillator was measured and tracked as a function of dose history. The W2 scintillator demonstrated mean dose rate independence and linearity as a function of integrated dose and DPP for DPP ≤ 1.5 Gy (R The Exradin W2 scintillator can provide output measurements that are both dose rate independent and linear in response if the DPP is kept ≤1.5 Gy (corresponding to a mean dose rate up to 290 Gy/s in the used system), as long as proper calibration is performed to account for PW and changes in signal sensitivity as a function of accumulated dose. For DPP > 1.5 Gy, the W2 scintillator's response becomes nonlinear, likely due to limitations in the electrometer related to the high signal intensity.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Dosimetry in ultra-high dose rate (UHDR) beamlines is significantly challenged by limitations in real-time monitoring and accurate measurement of beam output, beam parameters, and delivered doses using conventional radiation detectors, which exhibit dependencies in ultra-high dose-rate (UHDR) and high dose-per-pulse (DPP) beamline conditions.
PURPOSE
OBJECTIVE
In this study, we characterized the response of the Exradin W2 plastic scintillator (Standard Imaging, Inc.), a water-equivalent detector that provides measurements with a time resolution of 100 Hz, to determine its feasibility for use in UHDR electron beamlines.
METHODS
METHODS
The W2 scintillator was exposed to an UHDR electron beam with different beam parameters by varying the pulse repetition frequency (PRF), pulse width (PW), and pulse amplitude settings of an electron UHDR linear accelerator system. The response of the W2 scintillator was evaluated as a function of the total integrated dose delivered, DPP, and mean and instantaneous dose rate. To account for detector radiation damage, the signal sensitivity (pC/Gy) of the W2 scintillator was measured and tracked as a function of dose history.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The W2 scintillator demonstrated mean dose rate independence and linearity as a function of integrated dose and DPP for DPP ≤ 1.5 Gy (R
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
The Exradin W2 scintillator can provide output measurements that are both dose rate independent and linear in response if the DPP is kept ≤1.5 Gy (corresponding to a mean dose rate up to 290 Gy/s in the used system), as long as proper calibration is performed to account for PW and changes in signal sensitivity as a function of accumulated dose. For DPP > 1.5 Gy, the W2 scintillator's response becomes nonlinear, likely due to limitations in the electrometer related to the high signal intensity.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Subventions
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : P30 CA016672
Pays : United States
Informations de copyright
© 2024 American Association of Physicists in Medicine.
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