Organic thin-film devices show promise as proton dosimeters

Researchers in Italy have developed organic detectors that can quantitatively and reliably measure proton radiation dose, both in real time and integration mode. The organic devices, based on semiconductor thin films, demonstrated direct detection of 5 MeV protons. The team suggest that this new class of material has the potential to create flexible, portable and tissue-equivalent proton detectors for use in applications such as proton therapy.