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{\bf Purpose:} This study evaluates a compact biocompatible Seven-probe Scintillator Detector (7SD) for monitoring HDR-BT treatment sequences across a range of dwell times and source-probe spacings representative of most HDR-BT techniques.…
Purpose: To present the performance of a multi-point plastic scintillation detector (mPSD) as a tool in vivo dosimetry in brachytherapy. Methods: A previously optimized three-point sensor system was used for in vivo HDR brachytherapy…
Purpose: This study aims to optimize and characterize the response of a mPSD for in vivo dosimetry in HDR brachytherapy. Methods: An exhaustive analysis was carried out in order to obtain an optimized mPSD design that maximize the…
Purpose: HDR brachytherapy is a widely adopted modality for cancer treatment. However, it is not free from error and uncertainty. In-vivo dosimetry (IVD) is the only technique that can confirm correct dose delivery. This study details and…
Purpose: We sought to evaluate the feasibility of using machine learning algorithms for multipoint plastic scintillator detector calibration in high-dose-rate brachytherapy. Methods: The dosimetry system consisted of an optimized 1-mm-core…
The high dose gradients near the source characteristics of brachytherapy are equivalent to nefarious effects if unnoticed errors take place during the patient treatment. In vivo dosimetry is the only method to quantify the delivered dose.…
Since large dose are administrated to the patient in brachytherapy treatment, ensuring the right dose is delivered is highly critical. This study presents a first step in solving the standing issue of accurately knowing the dosimeter…
This study aims to introduce IViST (In Vivo Source Tracking), a novel multi-sensors dosimetry platform for real-time treatment monitoring in HDR brachytherapy. IViST is a platform that comprises 3 parts: 1) an optimized and characterized…
Plastic scintillation detectors are increasingly used to measure dose distributions in the context of radiotherapy treatments. Their water-equivalence, real-time response and high spatial resolution distinguish them from traditional…
Background: Ultra-high dose rate proton therapy shows promise in tissue sparing by enhancing therapeutic ratio through the FLASH effect. In radiotherapy, accurate in vivo dosimetry is crucial for quality assurance, but remains challenging…
Purpose: For more than a decade that plastic optical fiber based dosimeters have been developed for medical applications. The feasibility of dosimeters using optical fibers that are almost Cherenkov light free has been demonstrated in some…
Purpose: To demonstrate a proton imaging system based on well-established fast scintillator technology to achieve high performance with low cost and complexity, with the potential of a straightforward translation into clinical use. Methods:…
Anatomical motion and deformation pose challenges to the understanding of the delivered dose distribution during radiotherapy treatments. Hence, deformable image registration (DIR) algorithms are increasingly used to map contours and dose…
A prototype plastic scintillating fibre based beam profile monitor was tested at the Heidelberg Ion Therapy Centre / \textit{Heidelberg Ionenstrahl Therapiezentrum} (HIT) in 2016 to determine its beam property reconstruction performance and…
This study introduces the HYPERSCINT research platform, the first commercially available scintillation dosimetry platform capable of multi-point dosimetry through the hyperspectral approach. Optic and dosimetric performances of the system…
Inverse planning algorithms for dwell time optimisation in interstitial high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy may produce solutions with large dwell time variations within catheters, which may result in undesirable selective high-dose…
The following thesis presents research which constitutes the first steps towards the construction of a novel SiFi-CC detector intended for real-time monitoring of proton therapy. The detector construction will be based on inorganic…
Scintillating fibre detectors combine sub-mm resolution particle tracking, precise measurements of the particle stopping power and sub-ns time resolution. Typically, fibres are read out with silicon photomultipliers (SiPM). Hence, if fibres…
Background: In vivo dosimetry is essential for treatment verification in modern radiotherapy, but existing techniques are limited by spatiotemporal resolution and performance on non-uniform anatomy. Scintillation imaging dosimetry shows…
Current clinical PET systems utilize detectors where the scintillator typically contains single elements of 3 - 6 mm width and about 20 mm height. While providing good TOF performance, this design limits the spatial resolution and causes…