Prompt Gamma Timing range verification for scattered proton beams

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Abstract

Range verification is a very important point in order to fully exploit the physical advantages of protons compared to photons in cancer irradiation. Recently, a simple method has been proposed which makes use of the time of flight of protons in tissue and the promptly emitted secondary photons along the proton path (Prompt Gamma Timing, PGT). This has been considered so far for monoenergetic pencil beams only. In this work, it has been studied whether this technique can also be applied in passively formed irradiation fields with a so called spread out Bragg peak. Time correlated profiles could be recorded, which show a trend that is consistent with theoretical predictions.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2015 4th International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications (ANIMMA)
PublisherIEEE Computational Intelligence Society (CIS)
Pages1-4
Number of pages4
ISBN (print)978-1-4799-9917-0
Publication statusPublished - 24 Apr 2015
Peer-reviewedNo

Conference

Title2015 4th International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications
Abbreviated titleANIMMA 2015
Conference number4
Duration20 - 24 April 2015
LocationLisbon Congress Center
CityLisbon
CountryPortugal

External IDs

Scopus 84974603895
ORCID /0000-0001-9023-3606/work/142252757

Keywords

Sustainable Development Goals

Keywords

  • RNA