Detector Seminar

Challenges in detectors for flash therapy dosimetry

Name: Challenges in detectors for flash therapy dosimetry
Start: 2026-06-12T11:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-06-12T12:00:00+02:00
Location: CERN

by Dr Claude Bailat (CHUV (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois))

Friday 12 Jun 2026, 11:00 → 12:00 Europe/Zurich

40/S2-D01 - Salle Dirac (CERN)

40/S2-D01 - Salle Dirac

CERN

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Description

Radiotherapy (RT) using FLASH (ultra-high dose rate) will soon become commercially available, probably using proton beams. However, a large body of radiobiological evidence has been obtained using pulsed electron MeV beams. This framework is even more challenging for absolute dosimetry.

At CHUV, we have been working to provide a safe framework for FLASH-RT using our long experience in RT metrology and applying it to pulsed electron beams. I will report in my presentation what we encountered on our path and how we progressed. I will also state what is the current situation and how we work routinely.