Solution for FLASH radiotherapy: sensor-monitor SANTOR1
Radiotherapy is abundantly employed in oncology for solid tumors treatment. Under usual forms, it consists in destroying tumoral cells by irradiation, delivering a moderate dose rate, on several treatment sessions. Recently, a new process, called ‘’FLASH”, consisting in delivering in a sole session a high dose rate during a very short time, has revealed promising effects, by offering a better preservation of healthy cells coupled to a better comfort for the patient. In order to correctly implement this FLASH approach, the major difficulty is to get a LINAC sensor-monitor transparent to the beam, that will be operative, reliable and sustainable under high irradiation.
SiClade Technologies has developed for this purpose the sensor-monitor SANTOR1, made with SiC. It is currenly employed in experimental tests with our partners from PMB-Alcen and Institut Paoli-Calmettes.
This SANTOR1 sensor can be decomposed in three distinct technological parts:
– a SiCure_FF sensor made of SiC,
– a transimpedance circuit TRANSG5 for signal treatment,
– a LICARE encapsulation preserving sensor integrity in extreme conditions, and allowing measurements exempt from all electromagnetic perturbation.
=> Associated patent : https://patents.justia.com/patent/10591620
Solution for dosimetry and radiotherapy room calibration
SiClade Technologies has developed NauSiClus sensors for dosimetry and calibration of radiotherapy room. These submersible sensors are subject to collaborative studies with Institut Paoli-Calmettes.
Solution for brachytherapy: ultrathin scintillation sensor
SiClade Technologies enlarges its medical sensors range with the scintillation technology, and offers ultrathin scintillators (a few tens of micrometers of diameter), inorganics, able to integrate in catheters in order to assist brachytherapy.
From now on, SiClade Technologies realizes these ultrathin sensors and develops a complete acquisition system in order to propose a multipixel system.
