Since their conception in the early 1990s, radioluminescence-based fibre-optic dosimeters (FODs) have attracted great interest for dosimetric applications in radiotherapy (RT). Over the years, many scintillating materials, both organic and inorganic, have been developed and tested by multiple research groups around the world. In parallel, reliable techniques for removing or subtracting the stem effect, one of the main drawbacks of FODs, have been proposed in the literature. To date, several prototype systems are widespread, some of which prove to be viable commercial solutions. This review aims to trace the efforts over the years that have enabled FODs to become reliable tools for dosimetry in the current RT procedures and promising options for future scenarios. After a first section devoted to a thorough discussion of the stem effect issue, the use of FODs in various applications of interest to RT, primarily small-field dosimetry and in vivo dosimetry, are addressed. Their use both in
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Making nanoscale patterns in “scintillator” materials that convert X-rays into light could allow a tenfold signal enhancement for medical or industrial imaging, MIT researchers report. This method might lead to improvements in medical X-rays or CT scans, to reduce dose exposure and improve image quality.