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Detector development for Proton Computed Tomography (pCT)

Authors :
M. Scaringella
Scott Penfold
Bela Erdelyi
Scott McAllister
S. Kashiguine
F. Martinez-McKinney
D. Fusi
F. Hurley
Keith E. Schubert
H. F.W. Sadrozinski
George Coutrakon
B. Colby
David Steinberg
Reinhard W. Schulte
J. Missaghian
R. P. Johnson
Vladimir Bashkirov
A. Zatserklaniy
V. Rykalin
Source :
2011 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record.
Publication Year :
2011
Publisher :
IEEE, 2011.

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.

Details

Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
2011 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record
Accession number :
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