Radioluminescence based optical fibre sensor for radiation monitoring during brachytherapy

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

doi:10.1109/ICSENS.2015.7370523

Radioluminescence based optical fibre sensor for radiation monitoring during brachytherapy

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

Medicine

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Abstract

An optical fibre sensor is presented, based on radioluminescence whereby radiation sensitive scintillation material, terbium doped gadolinium oxysulphide (Gd2O2S:Tb), is embedded in the core of a plastic optical fibre. The sensor is designed for in-vivo monitoring of the radiation dose during radio-active seed implantation for brachytherapy, in prostate cancer treatment, providing oncologists with real-time information of the radiation dose to the target area and/or nearby critical structures. 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 Iodine-125, the radioactive source most commonly used in brachytherapy for treating prostate cancer. Further results show a discernible increase in photon counts for increasing activities of Iodine-125.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2015 IEEE SENSORS - Proceedings
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479982028
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENS.2015.7370523
Publication status	Published - 31 Dec 2015
Event	14th IEEE SENSORS - Busan, Korea, Republic of Duration: 1 Nov 2015 → 4 Nov 2015

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Name	2015 IEEE SENSORS - Proceedings

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Conference	14th IEEE SENSORS
Country/Territory	Korea, Republic of
City	Busan
Period	1/11/15 → 4/11/15

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

brachytherapy
optical fibre sensor
radiation dosimetry
radioluminescence
radiotherapy

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Radioluminescence based optical fibre sensor for radiation monitoring during brachytherapy. / O'Keeffe, S.; Woulfe, P.; Sullivan, F. J.
2015 IEEE SENSORS - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. 7370523 (2015 IEEE SENSORS - Proceedings).

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Radioluminescence based optical fibre sensor for radiation monitoring during brachytherapy

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