dc.contributor.author | Lynch, Nicholas | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-07-02T15:43:41Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-07-02T15:43:41Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2024-06-27 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10222/84310 | |
dc.description | From the initial 3D printing of individual scintillators to the fabrication of complex patient-specific arrays, this thesis documents the evolution of a novel detector system. This work not only makes the production of custom-designed plastic scintillators accessible but also enables the development of patient-specific radiation detectors. While the primary focus of this research is on radiotherapy applications, the potential of this technology extends to radiation detection and high-energy physics experiments, where the use of complex 3D-printed scintillation detectors is desirable. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | While radiotherapy treatments are meticulously planned, checked, and verified before the patient arrives at the clinic, once the treatment commences, there is often no direct monitoring of the radiation dose received by the patient. Improved safety and treatment accuracy for patients undergoing radiotherapy can be accomplished by using in-vivo dosimetry. However, most commercially available detectors are best suited to measuring radiation in a quality control and assurance setting. As a result, their designs are often too fragile, bulky, or complex for direct use on patients, limiting the routine clinical use of in-vivo dosimetry. This thesis aims to address this limitation by using 3D printing to develop a wireless radiation detector capable of addressing the clinical need for in-vivo dosimetry of patients undergoing radiotherapy. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | 3D Printing | en_US |
dc.subject | Scintillators | en_US |
dc.subject | Dosimetry | en_US |
dc.title | A 3D Printed Patient Specific In-Vivo Dosimetry System | en_US |
dc.date.defence | 2024-06-24 | |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Physics & Atmospheric Science | en_US |
dc.contributor.degree | Doctor of Philosophy | en_US |
dc.contributor.external-examiner | Dr. Louis Archambault | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Dr. Krista Chytyk-Praznik | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Dr. Josef W. Zwanziger | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Dr. Thalat Monajemi | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Dr. James Robar | en_US |
dc.contributor.ethics-approval | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.manuscripts | Yes | en_US |
dc.contributor.copyright-release | Yes | en_US |