SUCIMA - Silicon Ultra fast Cameras for electron and gamma sources in Medical Applications

Author

Caccia, M. ; Alemi, M. ; Badano, L. ; Bol, J. ; Berst, D. ; Bianchi, C. ; Bulgheroni, A. ; Cannillo, F. ; Cappellini, C. ; Czermak, A. ; Claus, G. ; Colledani, C. ; Conte, L. ; Deptuch, G. ; Dierlamm, A. ; de Boer, W. ; Domanski, K. ; Dulinski, W. ; Dulny

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Sci. Chimiche, Universita decli Studi dell´´Insubria, Como, Italy

Volume

3

fYear

2003

fDate

19-25 Oct. 2003

Firstpage

1574

Abstract

Real time dosimetry is a critical issue in most radiotherapy applications. SUCIMA (Silicon Ultra fast Cameras for electron and gamma sources In Medical Applications) is a project addressing the development of an imaging technique of extended radioactive sources based on monolithic and hybrid position sensitive silicon sensors, where "imaging" has to be understood as the record of a dose map. The requirements for the detectors are given by the main applications, namely brachytherapy and real time monitoring of a proton beam for oncology. The key issues in the sensor and DAQ development are described together with the most relevant medical applications. SUCIMA is a project supported by the European Commission.

Keywords

biological techniques; biomedical equipment; brachytherapy; cancer; dosimetry; electron detection; gamma-ray detection; particle beam diagnostics; position sensitive particle detectors; radioactive sources; silicon radiation detectors; tumours; DAQ development; European Commission; SUCIMA; Silicon Ultra fast Cameras for electron and gamma sources in Medical Applications; brachytherapy; dose map record; extended radioactive sources; hybrid position sensitive silicon sensors; imaging; monolithic silicon sensors; oncology; proton beam; radiotherapy applications; real time dosimetry; real time monitoring; Biomedical equipment; Brachytherapy; Cameras; Dosimetry; Electrons; Gamma ray detectors; Image sensors; Medical services; Optical imaging; Silicon;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2003 IEEE

ISSN

1082-3654

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8257-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.2003.1352178

Filename

1352178