Abstract

Chemical dosimeters, including PRESAGE® as used in optical CT, exhibit significant quenching effects in response to proton irradiation and this may limit their widespread uptake. This study performs careful measurements of the observed quenching of a recently developed variant of PRESAGE® in a 60 MeV proton beam and uses them to attempt an empirical correction of a simple superposition of two unmodulated beams.

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Title
The quenching effect in PRESAGE® dosimetry of proton beams: Is an empirical correction feasible?
Author
Doran, S J 1 ; Gorjiara, T 2 ; Adamovics, J 3 ; Kuncic, Z 2 ; Kacperek, A 4 ; Baldock, C 2 

 CRUK Cancer Imaging Centre, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK; University of Surrey, Guildford, UK 
 Institute of Medical Physics, School of Physics, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia 
 Department of Chemistry and Biology, Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ, USA; Heuris Pharma, LLC, 412 Sunset Rd., Skillman, NJ, 08558 USA 
 Douglas Cyclotron, Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology, Wirral, UK 
Publication year
2015
Publication date
Jan 2015
Publisher
IOP Publishing
ISSN
17426588
e-ISSN
17426596
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2576132496
Copyright
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