Title of article
Development of a head scanner for proton CT
Author/Authors
Sadrozinski، نويسنده , , H.F.-W. and Johnson، نويسنده , , R.P. and Macafee، نويسنده , , S. and Plumb، نويسنده , , Michael A. and Steinberg، نويسنده , , D. and Zatserklyaniy، نويسنده , , A. G. Bashkirov and A. D. Sukhanov ، نويسنده , , V.A. and Hurley، نويسنده , , R.F. and Schulte، نويسنده , , R.W.، نويسنده ,
Pages
6
From page
205
To page
210
Abstract
We describe a new head scanner developed for Proton Computed Tomography (pCT) in support of proton therapy treatment planning, aiming at reconstructing an accurate map of the stopping power (S.P.) in a phantom and, in the future, in patients. The system consists of two silicon telescopes which track the proton before and after the phantom/patient, and an energy detector which measures the residual energy or range of the proton to reconstruct the Water Equivalent Path Length (WEPL) in the phantom. Based on the experience of the existing prototype and extensive Geant4 simulations and CT reconstructions, the new pCT scanner will support clinically useful proton fluxes.
Keywords
Proton CT , Silicon strip detector , Head scanner , Proton treatment planning , Range counter , SiPM
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Record number
2020392
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