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Imaging with Secondary Radiation in Hadron Therapy Beams with the 3D Sensitive Voxel Detector

NázevTitle
Imaging with Secondary Radiation in Hadron Therapy Beams with the 3D Sensitive Voxel DetectorImaging with Secondary Radiation in Hadron Therapy Beams with the 3D Sensitive Voxel Detector
Druh výsledkuResult type
Příspěvek ve sborníkuProceedings paper
AutořiAuthors
J. Jakůbek, C. Granja, B. Hartmann, O. Jaekel, M. Martisikova, L. Opálka, S. Pospíšil
DOIDOI
10.1109/NSSMIC.2011.6153862
Časopis / citaceJournal / citation
In: IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference 2011. Piscataway, New Jersey: Omnipress, 2011. pp. 2281-2284. ISSN 1082-3654. ISBN 978-1-4673-0118-3.
JazykLanguage
eng
WoSWoS
000304755602101
ScopusScopus
2-s2.0-84858681445
RIVRIV
RIV/68407700:21670/11:00188520!RIV12-MSM-21670___
ProjektProject
Využití radionuklidů a ionizujícího zářeníApplication of radionuclides and ionising radiation

AbstraktAbstract

In this work we present the technique enabling visualization of the field of scattered and secondary ions generated by primary beam. The technique uses a small 3D sensitive voxel detector composed of several layers of Timepix pixel detectors. The device is placed close to the irradiated object (outside of the primary ion beam) recording the traces of all radiation coming from the sample. Detector provides the timestamp and/or deposited energy for each single particle. The shapes of traces are very typical for different particles which allows for separation of ions from other background such as electrons and gamma photons. The 3D information form the voxel detector allows for reconstruction of direction of incoming radiation. Therefore it is possible to distinguish whether particle came with the beam or it was generated or scattered later. The back projection of reconstructed directions for all registered ions can be in suitable geometry used for generation of image of distribution of scattering or fragmentation in the volume of the irradiated object.

In this work we present the technique enabling visualization of the field of scattered and secondary ions generated by primary beam. The technique uses a small 3D sensitive voxel detector composed of several layers of Timepix pixel detectors. The device is placed close to the irradiated object (outside of the primary ion beam) recording the traces of all radiation coming from the sample. Detector provides the timestamp and/or deposited energy for each single particle. The shapes of traces are very typical for different particles which allows for separation of ions from other background such as electrons and gamma photons. The 3D information form the voxel detector allows for reconstruction of direction of incoming radiation. Therefore it is possible to distinguish whether particle came with the beam or it was generated or scattered later. The back projection of reconstructed directions for all registered ions can be in suitable geometry used for generation of image of distribution of scattering or fragmentation in the volume of the irradiated object.