Affiliation:
1. Department of Radiation Oncology Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis St. Louis MO 63110 USA
2. Department of Chemistry Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis MO 63130 USA
3. Department of Physics Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis MO 63130 USA
Abstract
Accurate and precise measurement of radiation energy delivered to and absorbed by the patient's tissue is of great importance in radiation therapy (RT) quality assurance. Radioluminescence (RL) dosimetry has shown great potential for high spatiotemporal resolution dose measurement of RT fields. Implementation of efficient RL dosimetry in RT requires multidisciplinary effort and skills in optics, medical physics, radiation physics, electronics, and imaging science. In this review, a wide overview of fundamentals and applications of RL properties of media for RT dosimetry with emphasis on their potential use for multidimensional, small‐field, and ultra‐high dose rate RT dosimetry is provided.
Funder
Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center
National Cancer Institute