Title :
Particle range retrieval in heterogeneous phantoms with the prompt gamma ray timing method at a clinical proton accelerator
Author :
F. Hueso-Gonz?lez;C. Golnik;M. Berthel;A. Dreyer;W. Enghardt;F. Fiedler;K. Heidel;G. Janssens;T. Kormoll;J. Petzoldt;D. Prieels;M. Priegnitz;K. E. R?mer;J. Smeets;M. Sobiella;F. Vander Stappen;A. Wagner;D. Weinberger;G. Pausch
Author_Institution :
OncoRay - National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universit?t Dresden, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf, Fetscherstr. 74, PF 41, 01307, Germany
Abstract :
The characteristic dose profile of accelerated ions has opened up new horizons in the context of cancer treatment. However, particle range uncertainties strongly constrain the potentialities of ion beam therapy. In spite of worldwide efforts, a detector system for range and dose delivery assessment in real-time is not yet available for clinical routine.
Keywords :
"Protons","Detectors","Phantoms","Gamma-rays","Timing","Proton accelerators"
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC), 2014 IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2014.7430878
