TY - JOUR
T1 - An application of CCD read-out technique to neutron distribution measurement using the self-activation method with a CsI scintillator plate
AU - Nohtomi, Akihiro
AU - Kurihara, Ryosuke
AU - Kinoshita, Hiroyuki
AU - Honda, Soichiro
AU - Tokunaga, Masaaki
AU - Uno, Heita
AU - Shinsho, Kiyomitsu
AU - Wakabayashi, Genichiro
AU - Koba, Yusuke
AU - Fukunaga, Junichi
AU - Umezu, Yoshiyuki
AU - Nakamura, Yasuhiko
AU - Ohga, Saiji
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was performed in part under the Cooperative Research at Kinki University Reactor supported by the Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University . The authors thank Miss Ryoko Matsuo and Mr. Ryo Kakino of the Department of Health Sciences, Kyushu University for their cooperation in this study.
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PY - 2016/10/1
Y1 - 2016/10/1
N2 - In our previous paper, the self-activation of an NaI scintillator had been successfully utilized for detecting photo-neutrons around a high-energy X-ray radiotherapy machine; individual optical pulses from the self-activated scintillator are read-out by photo sensors such as a photomultiplier tube (PMT). In the present work, preliminary observations have been performed in order to apply a direct CCD read-out technique to the self-activation method with a CsI scintillator plate using a Pu-Be source and a 10-MV linac. In conclusion, it has been revealed that the CCD read-out technique is applicable to neutron measurement around a high-energy X-ray radiotherapy machine with the self-activation of a CsI plate. Such application may provide a possibility of novel method for simple neutron dose-distribution measurement.
AB - In our previous paper, the self-activation of an NaI scintillator had been successfully utilized for detecting photo-neutrons around a high-energy X-ray radiotherapy machine; individual optical pulses from the self-activated scintillator are read-out by photo sensors such as a photomultiplier tube (PMT). In the present work, preliminary observations have been performed in order to apply a direct CCD read-out technique to the self-activation method with a CsI scintillator plate using a Pu-Be source and a 10-MV linac. In conclusion, it has been revealed that the CCD read-out technique is applicable to neutron measurement around a high-energy X-ray radiotherapy machine with the self-activation of a CsI plate. Such application may provide a possibility of novel method for simple neutron dose-distribution measurement.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.nima.2016.06.078
DO - 10.1016/j.nima.2016.06.078
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84975744765
SN - 0168-9002
VL - 832
SP - 21
EP - 23
JO - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
JF - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
ER -