A Compton imager for in-vivo dosimetry of proton beams - A design study

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Abstract

In-beam SPECT during therapeutic proton beam irradiation is a novel method for three dimensional in-vivo dose verification. For this purpose a Compton camera design is evaluated with respect to the special requirements and conditions that arise from this application. Different concepts are studied by means of simulation concerning the angular resolution and efficiency. It was found that a cadmium zinc telluride system can perform sufficiently well. For further evaluation the construction of a semiconductor scintillator hybrid system is under way.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)114-119
Number of pages6
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume626-627
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

researchoutputwizard legacy.publication#42750
researchoutputwizard legacy.publication#43018
Scopus 79251601055
researchoutputwizard legacy.publication#44417
ORCID /0000-0001-9023-3606/work/143520722

Keywords

Keywords

  • Compton imaging, Dosimetry, Proton and ion radiotherapy, Semiconductor detectors, Simulation, Single photon emission computed tomography