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| Title |
Optical fibre sensors: their role in in vivo dosimetry for prostate cancer radiotherapy
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Cancer Nanotechnology, October 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12645-016-0020-y |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
P. Woulfe, F. J. Sullivan, S. O’Keeffe |
| Abstract |
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 their small size they are lightweight and immune to electromagnetic interferences. The small dimensions of optical fibres allows it to be easily guided within existing brachytherapy equipment; for example, within the seed implantation needle for direct tumour dose analysis, in the urinary catheter to monitor urethral dose, or within the biopsy needle holder of the transrectal ultrasound probe to monitor rectal wall dose. The article presents the range of optical fibre dosimeter designs along with the main dosimetric properties required for a modern in vivo dosimetry system to be utilised in a clinical environment. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 4 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 3 | 75% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 35 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 35 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 26% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 9% |
| Researcher | 3 | 9% |
| Other | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 3 | 9% |
| Unknown | 12 | 34% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 5 | 14% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 4 | 11% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 9% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 4 | 11% |
| Unknown | 14 | 40% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 03 December 2016.
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#7,393,597
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#37
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#112,873
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