Optical fibre luminescence sensor for real-time LDR brachytherapy dosimetry

P. Woulfe; S. O'Keeffe; F. J. Sullivan

doi:10.1117/12.2287882

14 February 2018 Optical fibre luminescence sensor for real-time LDR brachytherapy dosimetry

P. Woulfe, S. O'Keeffe, F. J. Sullivan

Proceedings Volume 10488, Optical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Diagnostics and Treatment Applications XVIII; 1048813 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2287882
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2018, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

An optical fibre sensor for monitoring low dose radiation is presented. The sensor is based on a scintillation material embedded within the optical fibre core, which emits visible light when exposed to low level ionising radiation. The incident level of ionising radiation can be determined by analysing the optical emission. An optical fibre sensor is developed, based on radioluminescence whereby radiation sensitive scintillation material, terbium doped gadolinium oxysulphide (Gd₂O₂S:Tb), is embedded in a cavity of 700μm of a 1mm plastic optical fibre. The sensor is designed for in-vivo monitoring of the radiation dose during radio-active seed implantation for low dose rate (LDR) brachytherapy, in prostate cancer treatment, providing radiation oncologists with real-time information of the radiation dose to the target area and/or nearby organs at risk (OARs). The radiation from the brachytherapy seeds causes emission of visible light from the scintillation material through the process of radioluminescence, which penetrates the fibre, propagating along the optical fibre for remote detection using a multi-pixel photon counter. The sensor demonstrates a high sensitivity to 0.397mCi of Iodine125, the radioactive source most commonly used in brachytherapy for treating prostate cancer.

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P. Woulfe, S. O'Keeffe, and F. J. Sullivan "Optical fibre luminescence sensor for real-time LDR brachytherapy dosimetry", Proc. SPIE 10488, Optical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Diagnostics and Treatment Applications XVIII, 1048813 (14 February 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2287882

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