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Pettinato S, Girolami M, Stravato A, Serpente V, Musio D, Rossi MC, Trucchi DM, Olivieri R, Salvatori S. A Highly Versatile X-ray and Electron Beam Diamond Dosimeter for Radiation Therapy and Protection. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:824. [PMID: 36676560 PMCID: PMC9861322 DOI: 10.3390/ma16020824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2022] [Revised: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Radiotherapy is now recognized as a pillar in the fight against cancer. Two different types are currently used in clinical practice: (1) external beam radiotherapy, using high-energy X-rays or electron beams, both in the MeV-range, and (2) intraoperative radiotherapy, using low-energy X-rays (up to 50 keV) and MeV-range electron beams. Versatile detectors able to measure the radiation dose independently from the radiation nature and energy are therefore extremely appealing to medical physicists. In this work, a dosimeter based on a high-quality single-crystal synthetic diamond sample was designed, fabricated and characterized under low-energy X-rays, as well as under high-energy pulsed X-rays and electron beams, demonstrating excellent linearity with radiation dose and dose-rate. Detector sensitivity was measured to be 0.299 ± 0.002 µC/Gy under 6 MeV X-ray photons, and 0.298 ± 0.004 µC/Gy under 6 MeV electrons, highlighting that the response of the diamond dosimeter is independent of the radiation nature. Moreover, in the case of low-energy X-rays, an extremely low limit of detection (23 nGy/s) was evaluated, pointing out the suitability of the device to radiation protection dosimetry.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sara Pettinato
- Engineering Faculty, Niccolò Cusano University, Via Don Carlo Gnocchi 3, 00166 Rome, Italy
- Istituto di Struttura della Materia, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (ISM-CNR), DiaTHEMA Lab, Strada Provinciale 35D, 9, Montelibretti, 00010 Rome, Italy
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- Istituto di Struttura della Materia, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (ISM-CNR), DiaTHEMA Lab, Strada Provinciale 35D, 9, Montelibretti, 00010 Rome, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliera “San Giovanni–Addolorata”, Via dell’Amba Aradam, 8, 00184 Rome, Italy
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- Istituto di Struttura della Materia, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (ISM-CNR), DiaTHEMA Lab, Strada Provinciale 35D, 9, Montelibretti, 00010 Rome, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliera “San Giovanni–Addolorata”, Via dell’Amba Aradam, 8, 00184 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Industrial, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Via Vito Volterra 62, 00146 Rome, Italy
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- Istituto di Struttura della Materia, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (ISM-CNR), DiaTHEMA Lab, Strada Provinciale 35D, 9, Montelibretti, 00010 Rome, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliera “San Giovanni–Addolorata”, Via dell’Amba Aradam, 8, 00184 Rome, Italy
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- Engineering Faculty, Niccolò Cusano University, Via Don Carlo Gnocchi 3, 00166 Rome, Italy
- Istituto di Struttura della Materia, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (ISM-CNR), DiaTHEMA Lab, Strada Provinciale 35D, 9, Montelibretti, 00010 Rome, Italy
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Rosenfeld AB, Biasi G, Petasecca M, Lerch MLF, Villani G, Feygelman V. Semiconductor dosimetry in modern external-beam radiation therapy. Phys Med Biol 2020; 65:16TR01. [PMID: 32604077 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aba163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Velthuis JJ, Page RF, Purves TM, Beck L, Hanifa MAM, Hugtenburg RP. Toward Pulse by Pulse Dosimetry Using an SC CVD Diamond Detector. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON RADIATION AND PLASMA MEDICAL SCIENCES 2017. [DOI: 10.1109/trpms.2017.2750799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Russo S, Masi L, Francescon P, Frassanito MC, Fumagalli ML, Marinelli M, Falco MD, Martinotti AS, Pimpinella M, Reggiori G, Verona Rinati G, Vigorito S, Mancosu P. Multicenter evaluation of a synthetic single-crystal diamond detector for CyberKnife small field size output factors. Phys Med 2016; 32:575-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2016.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2015] [Revised: 03/08/2016] [Accepted: 03/09/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Ciancaglioni I, Marinelli M, Milani E, Prestopino G, Verona C, Verona-Rinati G, Consorti R, Petrucci A, De Notaristefani F. Dosimetric characterization of a synthetic single crystal diamond detector in clinical radiation therapy small photon beams. Med Phys 2012; 39:4493-501. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4729739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Betzel G, Lansley S, Baluti F, Reinisch L, Meyer J. Clinical investigations of a CVD diamond detector for radiotherapy dosimetry. Phys Med 2012; 28:144-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2011.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2010] [Revised: 04/14/2011] [Accepted: 04/18/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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