Optimizing Novel Inorganic Scintillation Detectors for Applications in Medical Physics

Kevin Byrne; Skye Conlan; Magdalena Bazalova-Carter; Mark Foley

doi:10.1109/SENSORS47125.2020.9278758

Optimizing Novel Inorganic Scintillation Detectors for Applications in Medical Physics

Kevin Byrne
, Skye Conlan
, Magdalena Bazalova-Carter
, Mark Foley

Physics

University of Galway
University of Victoria

Research output: Chapter in Book or Conference Publication/Proceeding › Conference Publication › peer-review

9 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Scintillating materials continue to play a major role in radiation dosimetry. This work focused on the optimization of inorganic scintillator-based detectors for clinical and preclinical optical fiber dosimetry applications. The detector design originally utilized gadolinium oxysulfide-filled bore in a PMMA optical fiber. Recently, Monte Carlo simulation results confirmed improved perturbation metrics by a ZnS phosphor-based design. ZnS:Ag scintillator exhibits a higher scintillation efficiency and presents its greatest utility at shallow depths, due to its absorption characteristics. In this paper, we detail the optimization of the detector designs to date and present Monte Carlo simulations carried out to investigate dose perturbation in an optimized ZnS-based scintillation detector.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IEEE Sensors, SENSORS 2020 - Conference Proceedings
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728168012
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/SENSORS47125.2020.9278758
Publication status	Published - 25 Oct 2020
Event	2020 IEEE Sensors, SENSORS 2020 - Virtual, Rotterdam, Netherlands Duration: 25 Oct 2020 → 28 Oct 2020

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of IEEE Sensors
Volume	2020-October
ISSN (Print)	1930-0395
ISSN (Electronic)	2168-9229

Conference

Conference	2020 IEEE Sensors, SENSORS 2020
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Virtual, Rotterdam
Period	25/10/20 → 28/10/20

Keywords

dosimetry
inorganic scintillating detectors
Monte Carlo
optical fiber sensors
scintillator

Access to Document

10.1109/SENSORS47125.2020.9278758

Cite this

Byrne, K., Conlan, S., Bazalova-Carter, M., & Foley, M. (2020). Optimizing Novel Inorganic Scintillation Detectors for Applications in Medical Physics. In IEEE Sensors, SENSORS 2020 - Conference Proceedings Article 9278758 (Proceedings of IEEE Sensors; Vol. 2020-October). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/SENSORS47125.2020.9278758

@inproceedings{3f6359118c194113a0b6128e55943efa,

title = "Optimizing Novel Inorganic Scintillation Detectors for Applications in Medical Physics",

abstract = "Scintillating materials continue to play a major role in radiation dosimetry. This work focused on the optimization of inorganic scintillator-based detectors for clinical and preclinical optical fiber dosimetry applications. The detector design originally utilized gadolinium oxysulfide-filled bore in a PMMA optical fiber. Recently, Monte Carlo simulation results confirmed improved perturbation metrics by a ZnS phosphor-based design. ZnS:Ag scintillator exhibits a higher scintillation efficiency and presents its greatest utility at shallow depths, due to its absorption characteristics. In this paper, we detail the optimization of the detector designs to date and present Monte Carlo simulations carried out to investigate dose perturbation in an optimized ZnS-based scintillation detector.",

keywords = "dosimetry, inorganic scintillating detectors, Monte Carlo, optical fiber sensors, scintillator",

author = "Kevin Byrne and Skye Conlan and Magdalena Bazalova-Carter and Mark Foley",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 IEEE.; 2020 IEEE Sensors, SENSORS 2020 ; Conference date: 25-10-2020 Through 28-10-2020",

year = "2020",

month = oct,

day = "25",

doi = "10.1109/SENSORS47125.2020.9278758",

language = "English",

series = "Proceedings of IEEE Sensors",

publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",

booktitle = "IEEE Sensors, SENSORS 2020 - Conference Proceedings",

}

Byrne, K, Conlan, S, Bazalova-Carter, M & Foley, M 2020, Optimizing Novel Inorganic Scintillation Detectors for Applications in Medical Physics. in IEEE Sensors, SENSORS 2020 - Conference Proceedings., 9278758, Proceedings of IEEE Sensors, vol. 2020-October, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2020 IEEE Sensors, SENSORS 2020, Virtual, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 25/10/20. https://doi.org/10.1109/SENSORS47125.2020.9278758

Optimizing Novel Inorganic Scintillation Detectors for Applications in Medical Physics. / Byrne, Kevin; Conlan, Skye; Bazalova-Carter, Magdalena et al.
IEEE Sensors, SENSORS 2020 - Conference Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2020. 9278758 (Proceedings of IEEE Sensors; Vol. 2020-October).

Research output: Chapter in Book or Conference Publication/Proceeding › Conference Publication › peer-review

TY - GEN

T1 - Optimizing Novel Inorganic Scintillation Detectors for Applications in Medical Physics

AU - Byrne, Kevin

AU - Conlan, Skye

AU - Bazalova-Carter, Magdalena

AU - Foley, Mark

PY - 2020/10/25

Y1 - 2020/10/25

N2 - Scintillating materials continue to play a major role in radiation dosimetry. This work focused on the optimization of inorganic scintillator-based detectors for clinical and preclinical optical fiber dosimetry applications. The detector design originally utilized gadolinium oxysulfide-filled bore in a PMMA optical fiber. Recently, Monte Carlo simulation results confirmed improved perturbation metrics by a ZnS phosphor-based design. ZnS:Ag scintillator exhibits a higher scintillation efficiency and presents its greatest utility at shallow depths, due to its absorption characteristics. In this paper, we detail the optimization of the detector designs to date and present Monte Carlo simulations carried out to investigate dose perturbation in an optimized ZnS-based scintillation detector.

AB - Scintillating materials continue to play a major role in radiation dosimetry. This work focused on the optimization of inorganic scintillator-based detectors for clinical and preclinical optical fiber dosimetry applications. The detector design originally utilized gadolinium oxysulfide-filled bore in a PMMA optical fiber. Recently, Monte Carlo simulation results confirmed improved perturbation metrics by a ZnS phosphor-based design. ZnS:Ag scintillator exhibits a higher scintillation efficiency and presents its greatest utility at shallow depths, due to its absorption characteristics. In this paper, we detail the optimization of the detector designs to date and present Monte Carlo simulations carried out to investigate dose perturbation in an optimized ZnS-based scintillation detector.

KW - dosimetry

KW - inorganic scintillating detectors

KW - Monte Carlo

KW - optical fiber sensors

KW - scintillator

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85098692987

U2 - 10.1109/SENSORS47125.2020.9278758

DO - 10.1109/SENSORS47125.2020.9278758

M3 - Conference Publication

AN - SCOPUS:85098692987

T3 - Proceedings of IEEE Sensors

BT - IEEE Sensors, SENSORS 2020 - Conference Proceedings

PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

T2 - 2020 IEEE Sensors, SENSORS 2020

Y2 - 25 October 2020 through 28 October 2020

ER -

Optimizing Novel Inorganic Scintillation Detectors for Applications in Medical Physics

Abstract

Publication series

Conference

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this