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Scintillator dosimetry probe

  • US 5,006,714 A
  • Filed: 02/24/1989
  • Issued: 04/09/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/24/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Apparatus for characterizing a radiation field by measuring the dose-rate at a plurality of points in the radiation field, the apparatus comprising:

  • a phantom filled with water in the radiation field;

    a scintillator positioned in the phantom, the scintillator producing a light output proportional to the dose-rate of radiation that impinges upon the scintillator;

    a light pipe having a first end and a second end, the first end being optically connected to the scintillator so that the light pipe conveys the light output from the scintillator;

    means connected to the second end of the light pipe and located outside of the phantom for converting light to an output signal proportional to the dose-rate of radiation that impinges upon the scintillator; and

    mechanical scanning means for moving the scintillator with the end of the light pipe attached through the interior of the phantom to map the radiation field within the phantom.

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