Inorganic Scintillating Mixture and a Sensor Assembly For Charged Particle Dosimetry
First Claim
1. An inorganic scintillating mixture comprising at least a first and a second component each having a characteristic behavior in response to an irradiation with charged particles, showing a typical Bragg peak with respect to a relative depth dose;
- said first component having a quenching characteristic in a Bragg peak region and said second component showing an increased efficiency in the Bragg peak region, both being related to a reference curve for a relative dose.
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Abstract
An inorganic scintillating mixture includes at least a first and a second component, each having a characteristic behavior in response to the irradiation with charged particles, such as protons and heavy ions, showing a typical Bragg peak with respect to a relative depth dose. The first component has a quenching characteristic in the Bragg peak region and the second component shows an increased efficiency in the Bragg peak region both related to a reference curve for the relative dose.
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1. An inorganic scintillating mixture comprising at least a first and a second component each having a characteristic behavior in response to an irradiation with charged particles, showing a typical Bragg peak with respect to a relative depth dose;
- said first component having a quenching characteristic in a Bragg peak region and said second component showing an increased efficiency in the Bragg peak region, both being related to a reference curve for a relative dose.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An inorganic scintillating mixture comprising at least a first, a second and a third component, wherein the first and the second components have a characteristic behavior in response to an irradiation with charged particles showing a typical Bragg peak with respect to a relative depth dose;
- said first component having a quenching characteristic in a Bragg peak region and said second component showing an increased efficiency in the Bragg peak region in comparison to a reference curve for a relative dose and said third component having a binder characteristic in order to hold the first and the second component in a desired mechanical shape.
- View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
- 9. A sensor assembly for charged particle dosimetry, comprising a three-dimensional array of sensor heads, each sensor head being located on one end of an optical fiber, an opposite end of the optical fiber being associated with an optical light intensity measuring assembly, each sensor head and at least partially the optical fiber are inserted into a respective cavity located in a holder member.
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