Doped silica fibre thermoluminescence measurements of radiation dose in the use of 223 Ra

• Main Authors: Bradley, David Andrew, Sani, S.F. Abdul, Shafiqah, A.S. Siti, Collins, Sean M., Hugtenburg, Richard P., Rashid, Hairul Azhar Abdul, Zulkepely, Nurul Najua, Maah, Mohd Jamil
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2018
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QC Physics; QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/22297/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.04.019
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Using tailor-made sub-mm dimension doped-silica fibres, thermoluminescent dosimetric studies have been performed for α-emitting sources of 223RaCl2 (the basis of the Bayer Healthcare product Xofigo®). The use of 223RaCl2 in the palliative treatment of bone metastases resulting from late-stage castra...