A Preliminary Investigation of Radiation-Sensitive Ultrasound Contrast Agents for Photon Dosimetry

• Main Authors: Bram Carlier (Author), Sophie V. Heymans (Author), Sjoerd Nooijens (Author), Gonzalo Collado-Lara (Author), Yosra Toumia (Author), Laurence Delombaerde (Author), Gaio Paradossi (Author), Jan D'hooge (Author), Koen Van Den Abeele (Author), Edmond Sterpin (Author), Uwe Himmelreich (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Radiotherapy treatment plans have become highly conformal, posing additional constraints on the accuracy of treatment delivery. Here, we explore the use of radiation-sensitive ultrasound contrast agents (superheated phase-change nanodroplets) as dosimetric radiation sensors. In a series of experimen...