Development of an ultra‐thin parallel plate ionization chamber for dosimetry in FLASH radiotherapy

F Gómez, DM Gonzalez‐Castaño… - Medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Conventional air ionization chambers (ICs) exhibit ion recombination correction
factors that deviate substantially from unity when irradiated with dose per pulse magnitudes …

Design, construction, and test of compact, distributed-charge, X-band accelerator systems that enable image-guided, VHEE FLASH radiotherapy

CPJ Barty, JM Algots, AJ Amador, JCR Barty… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The design and optimization of laser-Compton x-ray systems based on compact distributed
charge accelerator structures can enable micron-scale imaging of disease and the …

[HTML][HTML] Charge collection efficiency, underlying recombination mechanisms, and the role of electrode distance of vented ionization chambers under ultra-high dose …

R Kranzer, A Schüller, FG Rodríguez, J Weidner… - Physica Medica, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose Investigating and understanding of the underlying mechanisms affecting the charge
collection efficiency (CCE) of vented ionization chambers under ultra-high dose rate pulsed …

Thermal neutron detection and track recognition method in reference and out-of-field radiotherapy FLASH electron fields using Timepix3 detectors

C Oancea, J Solc, A Bourgouin, C Granja… - Physics in Medicine …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. This work presents a method for enhanced detection, imaging, and measurement
of the thermal neutron flux. Approach. Measurements were performed in a water tank, while …

Absorbed-dose-to-water measurement using alanine in ultra-high-pulse-dose-rate electron beams

A Bourgouin, T Hackel, M Marinelli… - Physics in Medicine …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. The aim of the presented study is to evaluate the dose response of the PTB's
secondary standard system, which is based on alanine and electron spin resonance (ESR) …

The PTB water calorimeter for determining the absolute absorbed dose to water in ultra-high pulse dose rate electron beams

A Bourgouin, T Hackel, RP Kapsch - Physics in Medicine & …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. The purpose of this investigation is to establish the water calorimeter as the
primary standard in PTB's ultra-high pulse dose rate (UHPDR) 20 MeV reference electron …

The probe‐format graphite calorimeter, Aerrow, for absolute dosimetry in ultrahigh pulse dose rate electron beams

A Bourgouin, F Keszti, AA Schönfeld, T Hackel… - Medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The purpose of this investigation is to evaluate the use of a probe‐format graphite
calorimeter, Aerrow, as an absolute and relative dosimeter of high‐energy pulse dose rate …

[HTML][HTML] Dosimetry for FLASH and other non-standard radiotherapy sources

DJ Butler, M Barnes, MR McEwen, MLF Lerch… - Radiation …, 2025 - Elsevier
We review current dosimetry practices for non-standard radiotherapy sources. We classify
radiotherapy sources as established, variations of established, or novel. Our review …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical modeling of air-vented parallel plate ionization chambers for ultra-high dose rate applications

J Paz-Martín, A Schüller, A Bourgouin… - Physica Medica, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose: Air-vented ionization chambers have been the secondary standard for radiation
dosimetry since the origins of radiation metrology. However, the feasibility of their use in …

[HTML][HTML] Monte Carlo modelling of a prototype small-body portable graphite calorimeter for ultra-high dose rate proton beams

J Cotterill, S Flynn, R Thomas, A Subiel, N Lee… - Physics and Imaging in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background and purpose Accurate dosimetry in Ultra-High Dose Rate (UHDR) beams is
challenging because high levels of ion recombination occur within ionisation chambers …