Detector development for Proton Computed Tomography (pCT)

Author

Sadrozinski, H.F.-W. ; Bashkirov, V. ; Colby, B. ; Coutrakon, G. ; Erdelyi, B. ; Fusi, D. ; Hurley, F. ; Johnson, R.P. ; Kashiguine, S. ; McAllister, S. ; Martinez-McKinney, F. ; Missaghian, J. ; Scaringella, M. ; Penfold, S. ; Rykalin, V. ; Schulte, R. ;

Author_Institution

SCIPP, UC, Santa Cruz, CA, USA

fYear

2011

fDate

23-29 Oct. 2011

Firstpage

4457

Lastpage

4461

Abstract

Proton Computed Tomography (pCT) is being developed in support of proton therapy and treatment planning. The aim of pCT, to reconstruct an accurate map of the stopping power (S.P.) in a phantom and, in the future, in patients, is being pursued with a diverse list of detector systems, using the entire arsenal of tracking and energy detectors developed for High Energy Physics (HEP). The first radiographs and 3D images are being reconstructed with prototype detectors, which will be described. Most of the existing systems are being upgraded to higher proton fluxes to reduce the scanning time.

Keywords

radiation therapy; 3D images; detector systems; energy detector; high energy physics; proton computed tomography; proton fluxes; proton therapy; prototype detectors; radiographs; stopping power map; tracking detector; treatment planning; Biomedical measurements; Fires; Image reconstruction; Phantoms; Protocols;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC), 2011 IEEE

Conference_Location

Valencia

ISSN

1082-3654

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0118-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.2011.6152494

Filename

6152494