Publication Date:
2009
Short description:
Test of a proton radiography prototype with 62MeV protons / Menichelli, D., Bruzzi, M., Bucciolini, M., Pallotta, S., Scaringella, M., Talamonti, C., Tesi, M., Candiano, G., Cirrone, G., Cuttone, G., Civinini, C., Brianzi, M., Lo Presti, D., Sipala, V., Marrazzo, L., Randazzo, N.. - In: POS PROCEEDINGS OF SCIENCE. - ISSN 1824-8039. - (2009).
abstract:
The Italian PRoton IMAging (PRIMA) collaboration is developing a Proton Computed Radiography (pCR) apparatus. It should be considered a first step toward Proton Computed
Tomography (pCT), which is expected to be a valuable tool to directly measure stopping power distribution of tissues and to improve the quality of treatment planning in proton therapy. The pCR apparatus includes a tracker (based on a set of identical tracker modules, each including a
silicon microstrip detector) to measure proton trajectory and a calorimeter (made of four YAG:Ce optically separated crystals) to measure residual energy. Two tracker modules can be
assembled in a x-y plane, capable to measure the local coordinates of the incoming proton. The first assembled x-y plane has been recently coupled to the calorimeter, and this system was tested with 62MeV protons. Results from this experiment are presented in this contribution.
Tomography (pCT), which is expected to be a valuable tool to directly measure stopping power distribution of tissues and to improve the quality of treatment planning in proton therapy. The pCR apparatus includes a tracker (based on a set of identical tracker modules, each including a
silicon microstrip detector) to measure proton trajectory and a calorimeter (made of four YAG:Ce optically separated crystals) to measure residual energy. Two tracker modules can be
assembled in a x-y plane, capable to measure the local coordinates of the incoming proton. The first assembled x-y plane has been recently coupled to the calorimeter, and this system was tested with 62MeV protons. Results from this experiment are presented in this contribution.
Iris type:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
List of contributors:
Menichelli, D; Bruzzi, M; Bucciolini, M; Pallotta, S; Scaringella, M; Talamonti, C; Tesi, M; Candiano, G; Cirrone, Gap; Cuttone, G; Civinini, C; Brianzi, M; Lo Presti, D; Sipala, Valeria; Marrazzo, L; Randazzo, N.
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