• Title of article

    Simple range measurement of therapeutic ion beams using visible rays generated in a bare plastic scintillator block

  • Author/Authors

    Fukumura، نويسنده , , A. and Noda، نويسنده , , Y. and Omata، نويسنده , , K. and Hiraoka، نويسنده , , T. and Futami، نويسنده , , Y. and Matsufuji، نويسنده , , N. and Murakami، نويسنده , , T. and Kanai، نويسنده , , T.، نويسنده ,

  • Pages
    4
  • From page
    148
  • To page
    151
  • Abstract
    In ion-beam therapy, it is necessary to measure the range of the beams in a tissue-equivalent material. We demonstrate a simple method for the range measurement, using a bare plastic scintillator block and a CCD camera. This method presents an instant result for the range measurement of the therapeutic ion beams. The linearity, resolution and application of the method are discussed.
  • Keywords
    Range of ion beam , Plastic scintillator , CCD camera , Ion-beam therapy , Scintillation light
  • Journal title
    Astroparticle Physics
  • Record number

    2006648