@inproceedings{2882cfe93e9f4e10af39dd9ff15ca75c,
title = "Fiber-based dosimeters for applications in radiotherapy",
abstract = "Optical fiber-based probes are promising candidates for many applications in radiotherapy dosimetry and quality assurance due to their unique properties including the ability to perform in vivo, real-time, and intracavitary measurements with high spatial resolution. However, a significant issue related to fiber optic dosimetry of photon and proton therapies is {\"A}{\OE}erenkov radiation generated in the optical fibers. We have designed, fabricated, and characterized fiber probes composed of solid core and hollow core fibers in conjunction with scintillators for radiotherapy dosimetry. Using a spectroscopic method to subtract the {\"A}{\OE}erenkov contamination, we showed good agreement between our fiber probe and standard ionization chamber measurements.",
keywords = "Dosimetry, E{\`e}renkov radiation, hollow waveguide, optical fiber, radiation therapy, spectroscopy",
author = "Arash Darafsheh",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 SPIE.; Fiber Optic Sensors and Applications XVI 2019 ; Conference date: 16-04-2019 Through 17-04-2019",
year = "2019",
doi = "10.1117/12.2515241",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Lieberman, {Robert A.} and Sanders, {Glen A.} and Scheel, {Ingrid U.}",
booktitle = "Fiber Optic Sensors and Applications XVI",
}