• DocumentCode
    3337804
  • Title

    A proton range telescope for quality assurance in hadrontherapy

  • Author

    Watts, David A. ; Amaldi, Ugo ; Go, Apollo ; Chang, Y.-H. ; Hajdas, Wojtek ; Iliescu, Sarolta ; Malakhov, Nail ; Samarati, Jerome ; Sauli, Fabio

  • Author_Institution
    TERA Found., Chile
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    Oct. 24 2009-Nov. 1 2009
  • Firstpage
    4163
  • Lastpage
    4166
  • Abstract
    A prototype 10×10 cm active-area proton range telescope (PRT) has been built for use in quality assurance in hadrontherapy. The PRT uses two triple-GEM detectors for tracking and a stack of 3 mm-thick plastic scintillators for the residual range determination. The PRT has been tested with proton beams at the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) in Villigen, Switzerland. Presentation of the results will be followed by a discussion of plans to build a larger range telescope having a 30 cm×30 cm active area.
  • Keywords
    electron multiplier detectors; ionisation chambers; solid scintillation detectors; Paul Scherrer institut; gas electron multiplier; hadrontherapy; plastic scintillators; proton range telescope; quality assurance; triple-GEM detectors; Detectors; Ion beams; Medical treatment; Particle beams; Plastics; Protons; Prototypes; Quality assurance; Radiography; Telescopes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (NSS/MIC), 2009 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Orlando, FL
  • ISSN
    1095-7863
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3961-4
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1095-7863
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5402303
  • Filename
    5402303
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3337804