Measurement of secondary radiation during ion beam therapy with the pixel detector Timepix
- NázevTitle
- Measurement of secondary radiation during ion beam therapy with the pixel detector TimepixMeasurement of secondary radiation during ion beam therapy with the pixel detector Timepix
- Druh výsledkuResult type
- Článek v časopiseJournal article
- AutořiAuthors
- M. Martisikova, J. Jakůbek, C. Granja, S. Pospíšil, B. Hartmann, L. Opálka, O. Jaekel
- Klíčová slovaKeywords
- hadron therapy, Dosimetry, nuclear reaction
- DOIDOI
- 10.1088/1748-0221/6/11/C11014
- Časopis / citaceJournal / citation
- Journal of Instrumentation 6(11), C11014-C11014 (2011) · ISSN 1748-0221
- RokYear
- 2011
- JazykLanguage
- eng
- ZáznamyRecords
- ProjektProject
- Využití radionuklidů a ionizujícího zářeníApplication of radionuclides and ionising radiation
- CitovánoCited by
- 22 (OpenAlex)
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- https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-0221/6/11/C11014/pdf
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AbstraktAbstract
In ion beam therapy the finite range of the ion beams in tissue and the presence of the Bragg-peak are exploited. Unpredictable changes in the patient's condition can alter the range of the ion beam in the body. Therefore it is desired to verify the actual ion range during the treatment, preferably in a non-invasive way. Positron emission tomography (PET) has been used successfully to monitor the applied dose distributions. This method however suffers from limited applicability and low detection efficiency. In order to increase the detection efficiency and to decrease the uncertainties, in this study we investigate the possibility to measure secondary charged particles emerging from the patient during irradiation.
In ion beam therapy the finite range of the ion beams in tissue and the presence of the Bragg-peak are exploited. Unpredictable changes in the patient's condition can alter the range of the ion beam in the body. Therefore it is desired to verify the actual ion range during the treatment, preferably in a non-invasive way. Positron emission tomography (PET) has been used successfully to monitor the applied dose distributions. This method however suffers from limited applicability and low detection efficiency. In order to increase the detection efficiency and to decrease the uncertainties, in this study we investigate the possibility to measure secondary charged particles emerging from the patient during irradiation.