An experimental and theoretical study of the influence of Cerenkov radiation on optical fiber X-ray sensors

Li, Haopeng; Xie, Tianci; Qian, Jinqian; Shi, Qieming; Zhang, Bin; He, Bo; Dai, Xinyu; Zhao, Wei; Li, Song; Qin, Zhuang; Xu, Jun; Feng, Kun; Lewis, Elfed; Sun, Weimin

doi:10.1016/j.measurement.2020.108863

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“…Previous measurements in two experimental set up scenarios using a 'bare optical fiber sensor' (no scintillator material added) [28] where the sensor has the identical placement as in this investigation have shown that the total Cerenkov radiation intensity is far lower than the signal value (Cerenkov radiation to total signal ratio is about 0.4%). As this investigation utilized a single OFS and detector it was not possible to remove Cerenkov radiation from the signal, but it has little effect on the strong fluorescence signal, and hence the Cerenkov radiation was ignored.…”

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Measurement of scattered rays from different materials using an inorganic scintillator based optical fiber sensor and its application in radiotherapy

Xie¹,

He²,

Shi³

et al. 2022

Biomed. Phys. Eng. Express

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Measurements using an Optical Fiber OFS including an inorganic scintillator placed on the surface of a phantom show that the particle energy distribution inside the phantom remains unchanged. The backscattered intensity measured using an Optical Fiber Sensor (OFS) exhibits a linear relationship with the total radiation dose delivered to the phantom, and this relationship shows that the OFS can be used for indirect dose measurement when located on the surface of the phantom i.e. that arising from the energetic backscattered electrons and photons. Such a device can therefore be used as a clinical in-vivo dosimeter, being located on the patient’s body surface. In addition, the measurement results for the same OFS located inside and outside the radiation field of a compound water based phantom are analyzed. The differences in measurement of the fluorescence signal in response to various tissue materials representing bone or tumor tissue in the irradiation field are strongly related to the material's ability to block the scattered rays from the water phantom, as well as the scattered X-rays generated by the material located within the phantom.

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confidence: 66%