DETECTOR FOR MEASURING A BEAM OF IONIZING RADIATION

CATEGORY

G01T1 29
 

AVAILABILITY

Available
 

PATENT PHASE

Recognised patent no.1426862 dated 23/1/2017
 

INVENTOR

Dr. Mauro Iori – Director of the Medical Physics Unit
 

FIELD OF INTEREST

The present invention relates in general to systems for detecting ionizing radiation. In particular, the present invention relates to detection systems for monitoring and controlling the dose of radiation delivered to patients during IntraOperative Electron Radiation Therapy (IOERT).

DESCRIPTION

Detector of ionizing radiation comprising a plurality of scintillators made of plastic, wherein the scintillators are in the form of coplanar plates arranged according to an ordered 2D arrangement, each plate having a respective optical fibre joined to a perimeter edge portion of the plate for transporting luminous scintillation pulses to a photodetector. When used in IntraOperative Electron Radiation Therapy, the detector is associated with a shielding element.

HOLDER

AUSL-IRCCS with registered office in Via Amendola n. 2 in Reggio Emilia (25%) jointly with the Institute of Nuclear Physics (50%) and Sordina Iort Technologies (25%).
 

DOCUMENTS

Patent certificate and transcription for authority merger