Optical fibre sensors: their role in in vivo dosimetry for prostate cancer radiotherapy
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Optical fibre sensors: their role in in vivo dosimetry for prostate cancer radiotherapy
Review is made of dosimetric studies of current optical fibre technology in radiotherapy for therapeutic applications, focusing particularly on in vivo dosimetry for prostate radiotherapy. We present the various sensor designs along with the main advantages and disadvantages associated with this technology. Optical fibres are ideally placed for applications in radiotherapy dosimetry; due to the...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer Nanotechnology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1868-6958,1868-6966
DOI: 10.1186/s12645-016-0020-y