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Type: 
Journal
Description: 
We report on a wearable, human tissue-equivalent, real-time dosimeter designed to quantitatively monitor radiation absorbed by patients during cancer treatments. The fully organic device has been characterized under actual clinical conditions using a high-energy proton beam and an anthropomorphic phantom, with the aim to simulate a prostate cancer proton therapy treatment. We achieved a full control over the dosimeter operation, and we verified its linear response with the received dose. We demonstrate that, by a proper functionalization of the polysiloxane-based scintillator, it is possible to target the effective detection of different kinds of ionizing radiation. Specifically, besides protons, we develop a device able to detect thermal neutrons, targeting its use during Boron Neutron Capture Therapy. This work demonstrates how organic indirect detectors can be considered a universal radiation detecting platform …
Publisher: 
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Publication date: 
25 Apr 2025
Authors: 

Ilaria Fratelli, Sara M Carturan, Francesco Tommasino, Laura Basiricò, Felix Pino, Antonio Valletta, Marcello Campajola, Matteo Rapisarda, Sabrina Calvi, Mattia Scagliotti, Andrea Ciavatti, Luca Tortora, Enrico Verroi, Jessica C Delgado, Lorenzo Margotti, Camilla Bordoni, Giulia Napolitano, Sandra Moretto, Alberto Aloisio, Ettore Sarnelli, Paolo Branchini, Luigi Mariucci, Alberto Quaranta, Beatrice Fraboni

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Volume: 11 Issue: 17 Pages: eadt7633
Origin: 
Science Advances