A readout system for highly sensitive diamond detectors for FLASH dosimetry

Autor: Sara Pettinato, Giuseppe Felici, Lorenzo Galluzzo, Maria Cristina Rossi, Marco Girolami, Stefano Salvatori
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology, Vol 29, Iss , Pp 100538- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2405-6316
DOI: 10.1016/j.phro.2024.100538
Popis: Accurate dosimetry of ultra-high dose-rate beams using diamond detectors remains challenging, primarily due to the elevated photocurrent peaks exceeding the input dynamics of precision electrometers. This work aimed at demonstrating the effectiveness of compact gated-integration electronics in conditioning the current peaks (>20 mA) generated by a highly sensitive (S ≃ 26 nC/Gy) custom-made diamond photoconductor under electron FLASH irradiation, as well as in real-time monitoring of beam dose and dose-rate. For the emerging FLASH technology, this study provided a new perspective on using commercially available diamond dosimeters with high sensitivity, currently employed in conventional radiotherapy.
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