Feasibility of Fibered Monitoring System for Pulsed Dose-Rate Facilities Based on Radioluminescence of SrS:Ce,Sm Phosphor

Author

Benoit, David ; Vaillé, Jean Roch ; Lautissier, Jérôme ; Matias-Vaillé, Séverine ; Isturiz, José ; Garcia, Pierre ; Brichard, B. ; Dusseau, Laurent

Author_Institution

IES, Univ. Montpellier II, Montpellier

Volume

55

Issue

6

fYear

2008

Firstpage

3421

Lastpage

3427

Abstract

The possibility to monitor pulsed dose-rate facilities by means of real-time fibered dosimetry is investigated. A system based on the luminescence of the SrS:Ce,Sm is used to monitor pulses from a medical accelerator with four different dose-rates. The RL signal is characterized using a dedicated acquisition system. The RL recorded is linear with dose-rate and dose. The stem effect due to both Cerenkov emission and photoluminescence in the fiber was also investigated with 18 MV photons and 12 MeV electrons.

Keywords

cerium; dosimetry; phosphors; photoluminescence; samarium; strontium compounds; Cerenkov emission; SrS:Ce,Sm; electron volt energy 12 MeV; fibered monitoring system; phosphor; photoluminescence; pulsed dose-rate facilities; radioluminescence; real-time fibered dosimetry; voltage 18 MV; Biomedical monitoring; Biomedical optical imaging; Dosimetry; Luminescence; Optical fibers; Optical materials; Patient monitoring; Phosphors; Photoluminescence; Stimulated emission; Optical fiber; optically stimulated luminescence (OSL); radiation dosimetry; radioluminescence (RL); real-time dosimetry; stem effect;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TNS.2008.2006487

Filename

4723920