Cerenkov luminescence imaging: physics principles and potential applications in biomedical sciences

E Ciarrocchi, N Belcari - EJNMMI physics, 2017 - Springer
Cerenkov luminescence imaging (CLI) is a novel imaging modality to study charged
particles with optical methods by detecting the Cerenkov luminescence produced in tissue …

Cerenkov radiation: a multi-functional approach for biological sciences

X Ma, J Wang, Z Cheng - Frontiers in Physics, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Cerenkov radiation (CR) has been used in various biological research fields, which has
aroused lots of attention in recent years. Combining optical imaging instruments and most of …

The visible signal responsible for proton therapy dosimetry using bare optical fibers is not Čerenkov radiation

A Darafsheh, R Taleei, A Kassaee, JC Finlay - Medical Physics, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Proton beam dosimetry using bare plastic optical fibers has emerged as a simple
approach to proton beam dosimetry. The source of the signal in this method has been …

Video‐rate optical dosimetry and dynamic visualization of IMRT and VMAT treatment plans in water using Cherenkov radiation

AK Glaser, JM Andreozzi, SC Davis, R Zhang… - Medical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: A novel technique for optical dosimetry of dynamic intensity‐modulated radiation
therapy (IMRT) and volumetric‐modulated arc therapy (VMAT) plans was investigated for the …

Commissioning an Exradin W2 plastic scintillation detector for clinical use in small radiation fields

DJ Jacqmin, JR Miller, BA Barraclough… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The purpose of this work is to evaluate the Standard Imaging Exradin W2 plastic
scintillation detector (W2) for use in the types of fields used for stereotactic radiosurgery …

Real-time dose-rate monitoring with gynecologic brachytherapy: results of an initial clinical trial

MD Belley, O Craciunescu, Z Chang, BW Langloss… - Brachytherapy, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose A nanoscintillator-based fiber-optic dosimeter (nanoFOD) was developed to
measure real-time dose rate during high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy. A trial was …

Spectroscopic separation of Čerenkov radiation in high-resolution radiation fiber dosimeters

A Darafsheh, R Zhang, SC Kanick… - Journal of …, 2015 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We have investigated Čerenkov radiation generated in phosphor-based optical fiber
dosimeters irradiated with clinical electron beams. We fabricated two high-spatial resolution …

Development and characterisation of a plastic scintillator dosemeter in high-energy photon beams

JM Wahabi, NM Ung, GA Mahdiraji… - Radiation Protection …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The radioluminescent (RL) dosemeter is excellent for real-time radiation measurement and
can be used in various applications. A plastic scintillator is often the choice sensor because …

Collapsed-hole Ge-doped photonic crystal fiber as a diagnostic radiation dosimeter

G Amouzad Mahdiraji, E Dermosesian… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2015 - opg.optica.org
A new type of microstructured optical fiber, fabricated by collapsing down the entire array of
holes formed by a Photonic Crystal Fiber (referred to herein as PCF-collapsed), is used in …

Simultaneous measurements of pure scintillation and Cerenkov signals in an integrated fiber-optic dosimeter for electron beam therapy dosimetry

WJ Yoo, SH Shin, D Jeon, S Hong, SG Kim, HI Sim… - Optics express, 2013 - opg.optica.org
For real-time dosimetry in electron beam therapy, an integrated fiber-optic dosimeter (FOD)
is developed using a water-equivalent dosimeter probe, four transmitting optical fibers, and …