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Lab-grown diamond device could change how radiation doses are measured

Phys · · 612 words · By Tokyo Metropolitan University
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Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University and partners have developed a radiation dosimeter using lab-grown heteroepitaxial diamonds. The device demonstrates higher sensitivity and smaller volume than traditional air-based ionization chambers, potentially allowing for consistent measurement across both diagnostic and therapeutic radiation levels.

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“A team led by researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University, in collaboration with Tohoku University and Orbray Co., Ltd., using heteroepitaxial diamond materials developed by Orbray, have shown that lab-grown diamonds might realize a radiation dosimeter compatible with both medical diagnosis and radiation therapy.”
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Multiple web search results confirm the research team (Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tohoku University, and Orbray) and the development of a lab-grown diamond radiation dosimeter for medical use.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Miyagi Prefecture (宮城県, Miyagi-ken; Japanese pronunciation: [mʲiꜜ.ja.ɡʲi, -ŋʲi, mʲi.ja.ɡʲiꜜ.keɴ, -ŋʲiꜜ-]) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Miyagi Prefecture has a popul…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miyagi_Prefecture
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital and most populous city of Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is one of the most populous urban areas in t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tokyo Metropolitan University (東京都立大学, Tōkyō Toritsu Daigaku), often referred to as TMU, is a public research university in Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan. In contrast to other non-private universities in Tok…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Metropolitan_University
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“The work is published in the journal Medical Physics.”
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The EurekAlert! source explicitly links the research to the journal 'Medical Physics'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Diamond dosimeters design is generally a parallelepiped solid-state ionization chamber in two main configurations: with interdigitated electrodes on the same side (3D configuration) [56–59] or electro…
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/physics/articles/10.338…
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web search NEUTRAL — They demonstrated that a diamond-based dosimeter could accurately measure doses in the same energy range as diagnostic X-rays, with far better sensitivity per volume than conventional detectors.Tokyo …
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1126607
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web search NEUTRAL — Edmondson wrote in a study published in 1999.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.2307/2666999
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“They demonstrated that a diamond-based dosimeter could accurately measure doses in the same energy range as diagnostic X-rays, with far better sensitivity per volume than conventional detectors.”
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The claim regarding accuracy in the diagnostic X-ray energy range and superior sensitivity per volume is explicitly stated in multiple search results.
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web search NEUTRAL — Diamond is a mineral form of the element carbon with its atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic. Diamond is a tasteless, odorless, strong, brittle solid, a poor conductor of electr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 14, 2013 · The prospect of purchasing a diamond may seem daunting, but through GIA, an unbiased authority on diamonds, you have several handy resources to help you select the highest quality diamo…
https://4cs.gia.edu/en-us/blog/gia-diamond-grading-scales/
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 25, 2026 · A diamond is a mineral composed of pure carbon. It is the hardest naturally occurring substance known; it is also the most popular gemstone. Because of their extreme hardness, diamonds …
https://www.britannica.com/topic/diamond-gemstone
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“The standard option for dosimetry (dose measurement) is the air-based ionization chamber, where radiation passing through a volume of air produces a measurable current.”
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Wikipedia and other technical sources confirm that radiation dosimetry often involves ionization chambers, and the provided web results describe air-based chambers as the traditional standard.
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web search NEUTRAL — Air-based ionization chambers for the former might require a significant volume of air, making detectors cumbersome, with little scope for mapping out how dose changes depending on detector position. …
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260510/Lab-grown-diamond…
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web search NEUTRAL — This lecture covers basics of dosimetry with ionization chamber and signal corrections required.https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88143083396?pwd=M0QrZFBvMm9nT0JxRHN...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qkm99snSZXU
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web search NEUTRAL — Radiation dosimetry in the fields of health physics and radiation protection is the measurement, calculation and assessment of the ionizing radiation dose absorbed by an object, usually the human body…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dosimetry
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“Now, a team of researchers led by Professor Kiyomitsu Shinsho from Tokyo Metropolitan University have challenged this paradigm by using an entirely new material for their ionization chambers.”
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Multiple sources identify Professor Kiyomitsu Shinsho of Tokyo Metropolitan University as the leader of the team using diamond for ionization chambers.
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web search NEUTRAL — Now, a team of researchers led by Professor Kiyomitsu Shinsho from Tokyo Metropolitan University have challenged this paradigm by using an entirely new material for their ionization chambers. Instead …
https://www.eurasiareview.com/10052026-lab-grown-diamond-dev…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Tokyo Metropolitan University-led research team confronted these constraints by shifting from air to an entirely different ionization medium: diamond, a carbon allotrope renowned for its remarkabl…
https://bioengineer.org/lab-grown-diamond-technology-poised-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Tokyo Metropolitan University. Department of Radiological Sciences.Kiyomitsu Shinsho. The glow curve components and thermoluminescence (TL) parameters of BeO ceramics plates with high bioequivalence w…
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kiyomitsu-Shinsho
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“Instead of air, they turned to diamonds grown in the lab using a method known as heteroepitaxy.”
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Search results explicitly state that the researchers used 'heteroepitaxy' to grow the diamonds used in the chambers.
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web search NEUTRAL — Epitaxy is a type of crystal growth or material deposition in which new crystalline layers are formed with one or more well-defined orientations with respect to the crystalline seed layer. The deposit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epitaxy
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web search NEUTRAL — Instead of air, they turned to diamonds grown in the lab using a method known as heteroepitaxy. They used cutting edge technology to lay down atoms layer by layer and grow lab-grown diamonds on an ele…
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260510/Lab-grown-diamond…
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web search NEUTRAL — The underlying mechanics of the diamond-based detector stem from diamond’s inherent semi-conductive behavior and high radiation hardness. When exposed to ionizing radiation, electron-hole pairs genera…
https://bioengineer.org/lab-grown-diamond-technology-poised-…
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“The chamber, measuring 4 by 4 by 0.5 mm, has a volume around 1,250 times smaller than typical air ionization chambers, but a sensitivity per volume which was 13,500 times higher when a relatively low voltage of -100 V was put across it.”
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While the general research is corroborated, the specific measurements (4x4x0.5 mm, 1,250 times smaller, 13,500 times higher sensitivity) are not repeated across the provided evidence snippets, appearing only in the context of the original claim's narrative.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The A.V. Club is an online newspaper and entertainment website featuring reviews, interviews, and other articles that examine films, music, television, books, games, and other elements of pop-culture …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — V (minuscule: v) is the twenty-second letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — V. is a satirical postmodern novel and the debut novel of Thomas Pynchon, published on March 18, 1963. It describes the exploits of a discharged U.S. Navy sailor named Benny Profane, his reconnection …
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“They demonstrated excellent linearity of response with dosage, with very little dependence on the energy of the X-rays.”
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Multiple sources discuss the accuracy and linearity of the diamond-based dosimeter in the diagnostic X-ray range.
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web search NEUTRAL — They demonstrated that a diamond-based dosimeter could accurately measure doses in the same energy range as diagnostic X-rays, with far better sensitivity per volume than conventional detectors.
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260510/Lab-grown-diamond…
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web search NEUTRAL — Leakage current, priming dose, response dynamics, dose linearity, dependence on dose rate and angular dependence were used to evaluate differences between detectors.
https://www.academia.edu/129143614/Diamond_Detectors_for_Rad…
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web search NEUTRAL — Traditionally, radiation dose measurement has relied heavily on air-based ionization chambers, devices that detect ionizing radiation by measuring the electric current generated when radiation interac…
https://bioengineer.org/lab-grown-diamond-technology-poised-…
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“Diamond is also made of carbon, making it an excellent analog for human tissue.”
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Wikipedia and other sources confirm diamond is composed of carbon. The claim that it is an 'excellent analog for human tissue' is a known principle in radiation physics because human tissue is carbon-based, although not explicitly detailed in the provided snippets, the carbon composition is verified.
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