Title :
A pair production upgrade for a compton imager for in-vivo dosimetry at therapeutic proton and ion beams
Author :
Golnik, C. ; Dersch, U. ; Fiedler, Fine ; Kormoll, T. ; Rohling, H. ; Enghardt, W.
Author_Institution :
Oncoray-Nat. Center for Radiat. Res. in Oncology, Tech. Univ. Dresden, Dresden, Germany
Abstract :
This paper discusses about pair production upgrade for image reconstruction in a Compton camera prototype imager for in-vivo dosimetry at therapeutic proton and ion beams. Advanced event selection and further test system were introduced to improve camera´s angular resolution.
Keywords :
Compton effect; cameras; dosimetry; image reconstruction; medical image processing; Compton camera prototype imager; image reconstruction; in-vivo dosimetry; pair production upgrade; therapeutic ion beam; therapeutic proton beam; Detectors; Geometry;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Valencia
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0118-3
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2011.6152600