Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access originally published online on April 27, 2006
Radiation Protection Dosimetry 2006 120(1-4):48-55; doi:10.1093/rpd/nci645
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INVITED PAPER
Miniature semiconductor detectors for in vivo dosimetry
1 Centre for Medical Radiation Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
2 Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, 3990 John R. Street, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
3 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, New York, NY 10021, USA
* Corresponding author: anatoly{at}uow.edu.au
Silicon mini-semiconductor detectors are found in wide applications for in vivo personal dosimetry and dosimetry and microdosimetry of different radiation oncology modalities. These applications are based on integral and spectroscopy modes of metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor and silicon pn junction detectors. The advantages and limitations of each are discussed.