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Advanced characterization of an optical fibre sensor system based on an MPPC detector for measurement of X-ray radiation in clinical linacs
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posted on 2020-07-24, 08:04 authored by Lingxia Chen, Yong Sheng Ong, Shuilin Chen, Sinéad O'Keeffe, Sean Gillespie, Peter Woulfe, Benxue Jiang, IAN GROUTIAN GROUT, ELFED LEWISELFED LEWISA reliable, accurate and in-vivo dosimetry system for measuring the radiation dose and profiling the X-ray beam during radiotherapy is reported. Its dynamic range is investigated using an accurately controlled pulsed light emitting diode (LED) system. Highly resolved temporal analog and digital signals were captured from the analog and digital outputs of a multi-pixel photon counter (MPPC) detector when exposed to the LED system. The photon distribution of a low intensity pulsed LED light source was observed and is found to obey a Poisson distribution with changing light intensity. The average number of photons was obtained using the digital MPPC output signals which in turn allowed the appropriate intensity of the light source to be determined for the correct light exposure conditions for the detector. The average analog output voltage over a single 3 μs pulse is determined to indicate the intensity of the detected light. The MPPC detector output analog signal is limited to a narrow range (0.6 V to 1.4 V) to ensure adequate signal detection level (the lower limit) and prevention of entry into saturation (the upper limit) which also corresponds to a digital output signal range (in counts). An average photon number range of 3 to 7 for the digital output signal is established, which leads to the establishment of a unique and constant photon number to average output voltage ratio of 4.64 ± 0.10. Experimental results show that the establishment of this ratio is significant as adherence to it ensures the correct exposure conditions of the MPPC and speeds up the measurement cycle in the clinical setting.
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Study on Aerodynamic Characteristics Control of Slender Body Using Active Flow Control Technique
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
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Sensors and Actuators A: Physical;112129Publisher
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peer-reviewed The full text of this article will not be available in ULIR until the embargo expires on the 02/06/2022Other Funding information
ERC, IRC, SFIRights
This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Sensors and Actuators A: Physical. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2020, 112129 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2020.112129Language
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