In comic books and movies, radiation often glows a bright green. In real life, though, the actual glow given off by nuclear ...

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Cherenkov radiation is a form of energy that we can perceive as a blue glow emitted when the electrically charged particles that compose atoms (i.e. electrons and protons) are moving at speeds faster ...

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Developing a dosimetry technique: Spectrally-integrated Cherenkov light intensity at the patient surface for a molecular radiation treatment of papillary thyroid carcinoma, with radioisotope uptake ...

Clinical implementation: The Cherenkov imaging system, showing a Cherenkov camera mounted to the right of the treatment couch (left panel) and the Cherenkov image display at the treatment console ...

Cherenkov imaging is a valuable cancer treatment tool that can help doctors track and monitor radiation doses received by tissues during cancer therapy in real time. This imaging technique works by ...