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Prompt-gamma monitoring in hadrontherapy: A review
- Source :
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 2018, 878, pp.58-73. ⟨10.1016/j.nima.2017.07.063⟩, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Elsevier, 2018, 878, pp.58-73. ⟨10.1016/j.nima.2017.07.063⟩
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- HAL CCSD, 2018.
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Abstract
- International audience; Secondary radiation emission induced by nuclear reactions is correlated to the path of ions in matter. Therefore, such penetrating radiation can be used for in vivo control of hadrontherapy treatments, for which the primary beam is absorbed inside the patient. Among secondary radiations, prompt-gamma rays were proposed for real-time verification of ion range. Such a verification is a desired condition to reduce uncertainties in treatment planning. For more than a decade, efforts have been undertaken worldwide to promote prompt-gamma-based devices to be used in clinical conditions. Dedicated cameras are necessary to overcome the challenges of a broad- and high-energy distribution, a large background, high instantaneous count rates, and compatibility constraints with patient irradiation. Several types of prompt-gamma imaging devices have been proposed, that are either physically-collimated or electronically collimated (Compton cameras). Clinical tests are now undergoing. Meanwhile, other methods than direct prompt-gamma imaging were proposed, that are based on specific counting using either time-of-flight or photon energy measurements. In the present article, we make a review and discuss the state of the art for all techniques using prompt-gamma detection to improve the quality assurance in hadrontherapy.
- Subjects :
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.medical_treatment
Prompt-gamma
Particle therapy
[SDV.CAN]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Cancer
Photon energy
Radiation
Collimated light
030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging
law.invention
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
[SDV.CAN] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Cancer
law
Hadrontherapy
medicine
Electronic engineering
Medical physics
[PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det]
Radiation treatment planning
Instrumentation
Proton therapy
Gamma camera
Physics
[PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-MED-PH] Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Medical Physics [physics.med-ph]
business.industry
[PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET] Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det]
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
[PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-MED-PH]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Medical Physics [physics.med-ph]
business
Quality assurance
Subjects
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01689002 and 18729576
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 2018, 878, pp.58-73. ⟨10.1016/j.nima.2017.07.063⟩, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Elsevier, 2018, 878, pp.58-73. ⟨10.1016/j.nima.2017.07.063⟩
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7006e7eae3b494fedbf9c04b8bebc49b