# Ultra-Fast Dose Rate (FLASH) Radiation Detector and Safety System

> **NIH NIH N01** · PYRAMID TECHNICAL CONSULTANTS, INC. · 2022 · $397,893

## Abstract

Animal studies show that external-beam radiotherapy reduces normal tissue toxicities when delivered at ultra-high dose rates (>40 Gy/s), a condition referred to as FLASH. The dependence of the FLASH effect on peak dose rate and beam time structure is under intense investigation. An enormous range of peak dose rates has been proposed, leading to research interest in a range of novel detector technologies that are not generally used in clinical dosimetry. We will concentrate on
a specific, feasible configuration while still accommodating the full range of detectors under consideration.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10714550
- **Project number:** 75N91022C00056-0-9999-1
- **Recipient organization:** PYRAMID TECHNICAL CONSULTANTS, INC.
- **Principal Investigator:** RAYMOND BOISSEAU
- **Activity code:** N01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $397,893
- **Award type:** —
- **Project period:** 2022-09-16 → 2023-06-15

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10714550

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10714550, Ultra-Fast Dose Rate (FLASH) Radiation Detector and Safety System (75N91022C00056-0-9999-1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10714550. Licensed CC0.

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