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

Publication date: 25 Apr 2025

JournalSource: OPENALEXOpenAlex type: articleOpen Access
Authors: Ilaria Fratelli, S. Carturan, Francesco Tommasino, Laura Basiricò, F. 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, S. Moretto, A. Aloisio, E. Sarnelli, P. Branchini, Luigi Mariucci, A. 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.

Origin
Science Advances
Volume
11
Issue
17
Pages
eadt7633
Cited by
5
Legacy ID
880a4a33e568d380459c28d477bb44be
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Volume: 11 Issue: 17 Pages: eadt7633