A wearable tool for real-time dose monitoring during cancer radiation therapies

Data di pubblicazione: 25 Apr 2025

RivistaFonte dati: OPENALEXTipo OpenAlex: articleOpen Access
Autori: Ilaria Fratelli, Sara Maria Carturan, Francesco Tommasino, Laura Basiricò, Felix E. Pino, Antonio Valletta, M. Campajola, Matteo Rapisarda, Sabrina Calvi, Mattia Scagliotti, Andrea Ciavatti, Luca Tortora, Enrico Verroi, Jessica Delgado, Lorenzo Margotti, Camilla Bordoni, Giulia Napolitano, Sandra Moretto, Alberto Aloisio, E. Sarnelli, P. Branchini, Luigi Mariucci, Alberto Quaranta, Beatrice Fraboni

We report on a wearable, human tissue-equivalent, real-time dosimeter designed to quantitatively monitor radiation absorbed by patients during cancer treatments. The fully organic device has been characterized under actual clinical conditions using a high-energy proton beam and an anthropomorphic phantom, with the aim to simulate a prostate cancer proton therapy treatment. We achieved a full control over the dosimeter operation, and we verified its linear response with the received dose. We demonstrate that, by a proper functionalization of the polysiloxane-based scintillator, it is possible to target the effective detection of different kinds of ionizing radiation. Specifically, besides protons, we develop a device able to detect thermal neutrons, targeting its use during Boron Neutron Capture Therapy. This work demonstrates how organic indirect detectors can be considered a universal radiation detecting platform able to monitor in real time and in situ the dose absorbed by patients during cancer treatments under different kinds of radiation.

Fonte
Science Advances
Volume
11
Fascicolo
17
Pagine
eadt7633
Citazioni
6
ID archivio
880a4a33e568d380459c28d477bb44be
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Volume: 11 Issue: 17 Pages: eadt7633