Residual energy measurements for proton computed tomography

Author

Randazzo, Nunzio ; Sipala, Valeria ; Presti, Domenico Lo ; Cirrone, G. A Pablo ; Cottone, Giacomo ; Rosa, Francesco Di ; Bashkirov, Vladimir ; Schulte, Reinhard

Author_Institution

INFN, Catania

Volume

2

fYear

2007

fDate

Oct. 26 2007-Nov. 3 2007

Firstpage

1643

Lastpage

1644

Abstract

We present a preliminary study on proton calorimetry for pCT (proton computed tomography) system. In a pCT scanner there are a tracking system for proton-path reconstruction and a calorimeter for measurement of residual proton energy. We set up a prototype system using a silicon tracker and a scintillator crystal . In particular, we show the measurements obtained with YAG:Ce scintillator crystal and therapeutic proton beams.

Keywords

computerised tomography; particle calorimetry; proton beams; radiation therapy; solid scintillation detectors; YAG:Ce; YAG:Ce scintillator crystal; calorimeter; pCT scanner; proton calorimetry; proton computed tomography; prototype tracking system; residual energy measurements; scintillator crystal; silicon tracker; therapeutic proton beams; Calorimetry; Computed tomography; Crystals; Energy measurement; Image reconstruction; Medical treatment; Particle beams; Protons; Prototypes; Silicon;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2007. NSS '07. IEEE

Conference_Location

Honolulu, HI

ISSN

1095-7863

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0922-8

Electronic_ISBN

1095-7863

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.2007.4437314

Filename

4437314