Duncan J Butler1, Toby Beveridge1, Joerg Lehmann2, Christopher P Oliver1, Andrew W Stevenson3,4, Jayde Livingstone3. 1. Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA), Yallambie, Vict., 3085, Australia. 2. Institute of Medical Physics, University of Sydney, Physics Road A28, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia. 3. Australian Synchrotron, 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton, Vict., 3168, Australia. 4. CSIRO, Manufacturing, Clayton, Vict., 3168, Australia.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To map the spatial response of four solid-state radiation detectors of types commonly used for radiotherapy dosimetry. METHODS: PTW model 60016 Diode P, 60017 Diode E, 60018 Diode SRS, and 60019 microDiamond detectors were radiographed using a high resolution conventional X-ray system. Their spatial response was then investigated using a 0.1 mm diameter beam of 95 keV average energy photons generated by a synchrotron. The detectors were scanned through the beam while their signal was recorded as a function of position, to map the response. These 2D response maps were created in both the end-on and side-on orientations. RESULTS: The results show the location and size of the active region. End-on, the active area was determined to be centrally located and within 0.2 mm of the manufacturer's specified diameter. The active areas of the 60016 Diode P, 60017 Diode E, 60018 Diode SRS detectors are uniform to within approximately 5%. The 60019 microDiamond showed local variations up to 30%. The extra-cameral signal in the microDiamond was calculated from the side-on scan to be approximately 8% of the signal from the active element. CONCLUSIONS: The spatial response of four solid-state detectors has been measured. The technique yielded information about the location and uniformity of the active area, and the extra-cameral signal, for the beam quality used.
PURPOSE: To map the spatial response of four solid-state radiation detectors of types commonly used for radiotherapy dosimetry. METHODS: PTW model 60016 Diode P, 60017 Diode E, 60018 Diode SRS, and 60019 microDiamond detectors were radiographed using a high resolution conventional X-ray system. Their spatial response was then investigated using a 0.1 mm diameter beam of 95 keV average energy photons generated by a synchrotron. The detectors were scanned through the beam while their signal was recorded as a function of position, to map the response. These 2D response maps were created in both the end-on and side-on orientations. RESULTS: The results show the location and size of the active region. End-on, the active area was determined to be centrally located and within 0.2 mm of the manufacturer's specified diameter. The active areas of the 60016 Diode P, 60017 Diode E, 60018 Diode SRS detectors are uniform to within approximately 5%. The 60019 microDiamond showed local variations up to 30%. The extra-cameral signal in the microDiamond was calculated from the side-on scan to be approximately 8% of the signal from the active element. CONCLUSIONS: The spatial response of four solid-state detectors has been measured. The technique yielded information about the location and uniformity of the active area, and the extra-cameral signal, for the beam quality used.
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