IP Library Granted Patent US 9,029,760
Granted Patent B2
US 9,029,760 · App. 13/382,483 · Granted May 12, 2015

Liquid scintillator for 3D dosimetry for radiotherapy modalities

Inventors: A. Sam Beddar (Houston, TX); Radhe Mohan (Houston, TX); Michael Gillin (Houston, TX); Louis Archambault (Quebec City, CA); Falk Poenisch (Houston, TX)
Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
G01T1/204G01T1/04
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Patent No.
US 9,029,760
App. No.
13/382,483
Granted
May 12, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A liquid scintillator detector for three-dimensional dosimetric measurement of a radiation beam is provided wherein a volumetric phantom liquid scintillator is exposed to the radiation beam to produce light that is captured by the cameras that provide a three-dimensional image of the beam.

Claims (5)

1. A liquid scintillator detector for three-dimensional dosimetric measurement of a radiation beam comprising: a substantially transparent three-dimensional volumetric phantom liquid scintillator; and at least two cameras, wherein the three-dimensional volumetric phantom liquid scintillator is exposed to the radiation beam to produce light that is simultaneously captured by the cameras that provide a three-dimensional image of the beam.

2. The liquid scintillator detector of claim 1 , wherein the image is further processed to create three-dimensional dosage distributions.

3. The liquid scintillator detector of claim 1 , wherein one of the cameras is disposed orthogonally to the other.

4. The liquid scintillator of claim 1 , wherein the volumetric phantom comprises at least 125 cm3 of liquid scintillator.

5. The liquid scintillator detector of claim 1 , wherein the at least two cameras are high-speed CCD cameras.

Assignments (2)
CONFIRMATORY LICENSE Recorded May 1, 2013
From: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M. D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
To: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH), U.S. DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DHHS), U.S. GOVERNMENT
Reel/Frame 030324/0550 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 16, 2012
From: BEDDAR, A. SAM; MOHAN, RADHE; GILLIN, MICHAEL; ARCHAMBAULT, LOUIS; POENISCH, FALK
To: THE BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
Reel/Frame 027879/0888 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61223619 · Jul 7, 2009
Related Publication 20120168630A1 · Jul 5, 2012