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A Photonic System for Generating Unconditional Polarization-Entangled Photons Based on Multiple Quantum Interference
Published on: September 5, 2019
Response of a nanoDot OSLD system in megavoltage photon beams
Kento Hoshida1, Fujio Araki2, Takeshi Ohno2
1Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kumamoto University, 4-24-1 Kuhonji, Kumamoto 862-0976, Japan.
Purpose:
The aim of this study was to investigate the response of a nanoDot optically stimulated luminescence dosimeter (OSLD) system in megavoltage photon beams.
Methods:
The nanoDot response was compared with the ionization chamber measurements for 4-18-MV photons in a plastic water phantom. The response was also calculated by the Monte Carlo method. In addition, the perturbation correction factor, PQ, in the nanoDot cavity was calculated according to the Burlin's cavity theory. The angular dependence of the nanoDot was evaluated using a spherical phantom.
Results:
The calculated and measured nanoDot responses at a 10-cm depth and 10 × 10-cm2 field were in agreement within 1% for 4-18-MV. The response increased by 3% at a 20 × 20-cm2 field for the lower energy of 4 MV; however, it was constant within ±1% for 6-18 MV. The response was in a range from 1.0 to 0.99 for mean photon energy of more than 1.0 MeV but it increased with less than the 1.0 MeV. PQ for the nanoDot cavity was approximately constant at 0.96-0.97 for greater than and equal to 10 MV. The angular dependence decreased by 5% and 3% for 6 and 15 MV, respectively.
Conclusions:
The nanoDot was energy-independent in megavoltage photon beams.
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