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Measurement of relative dose irradiated from a Co-60 source using a scintillating fiber-optic dosimeter

광섬유 방사선량계를 이용한 Co-60 방사선원으로부터 조사되는 상대선량측정

  • Jang, Kyoung-Won (School of Biomedical Engineering, Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Konkuk University) ;
  • Cho, Dong-Hyun (School of Biomedical Engineering, Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Konkuk University) ;
  • Yoo, Wook-Jae (School of Biomedical Engineering, Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Konkuk University) ;
  • Seo, Jeong-Ki (School of Biomedical Engineering, Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Konkuk University) ;
  • Heo, Ji-Yeon (School of Biomedical Engineering, Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Konkuk University) ;
  • Lee, Bong-Soo (School of Biomedical Engineering, Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Konkuk University) ;
  • Shin, Sang-Hun (Radiological & Medical Sciences Research Center, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences) ;
  • Park, Byung-Gi (Department of Energy & Environmental Engineering, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Kim, Sin (Department of Nuclear & Energy Engineering, Applied Radiological Science Research Institute, Cheju National University)
  • 장경원 (건국대학교 의료생명대학 의공학과) ;
  • 조동현 (건국대학교 의료생명대학 의공학과) ;
  • 유욱재 (건국대학교 의료생명대학 의공학과) ;
  • 서정기 (건국대학교 의료생명대학 의공학과) ;
  • 허지연 (건국대학교 의료생명대학 의공학과) ;
  • 이봉수 (건국대학교 의료생명대학 의공학과) ;
  • 신상훈 (한국원자력의학원 방사선의학연구소) ;
  • 박병기 (순천향대학교 에너지환경공학과) ;
  • 김신 (제주대학교 에너지공학과)
  • Published : 2010.01.30
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Abstract

In this study, we have fabricated a scintillating fiber-optic dosimeter for a radiotherapy dosimetry. And ${\gamma}$-rays generated by a Co-60 are measured using a scintillating fiber-optic dosimeter and percent depth dose curves are obtained according to the different depths of solid water phantoms. Also, Cerenkov radiations generated by primary or secondary electrons are measured at different depths of water phantom using a background optical fiber.

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