Ústav technické a experimentální fyziky Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics

Two-dimensional silicon-based detectors for ion beam therapy

NázevTitle
Two-dimensional silicon-based detectors for ion beam therapyTwo-dimensional silicon-based detectors for ion beam therapy
Druh výsledkuResult type
Příspěvek ve sborníkuProceedings paper
AutořiAuthors
M. Martisikova, C. Granja, J. Jakůbek, B. Hartmann, J. Telsemeyer, L. Huber, S. Pospíšil, O. Jaekel
DOIDOI
10.1063/1.3688821
Časopis / citaceJournal / citation
In: IX LATIN AMERICAN SYMPOSIUM ON NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND APPLICATIONS. Melville, New York: American Institute of Physics, 2012. pp. 327-334. ISSN 0094-243X. ISBN 978-0-7354-1003-9.
JazykLanguage
eng
WoSWoS
000302767500048
ScopusScopus
2-s2.0-84858268293
RIVRIV
RIV/68407700:21670/12:00191578!RIV13-MSM-21670___
ProjektProject
Využití radionuklidů a ionizujícího zářeníApplication of radionuclides and ionising radiation

AbstraktAbstract

Radiation therapy with ion beams is a highly precise kind of cancer treatment. As ion beams traverse material, the highest ionization density occurs at the end of their path. Due to this Bragg-peak, ion beams enable higher dose conformation to the tumor and increased sparing of the surrounding tissue, in comparison to standard radiation therapy using high energy photons. Ions heavier than protons offer in addition increased biological effectiveness and lower scattering. The Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Center (HIT) is a state-of-the-art ion beam therapy facility and the first hospital-based facility in Europe. It provides proton and carbon ion treatments. A synchrotron is used for ion acceleration. For dose delivery to the patient, narrow pencil-like beams are scanned over the target volume

Radiation therapy with ion beams is a highly precise kind of cancer treatment. As ion beams traverse material, the highest ionization density occurs at the end of their path. Due to this Bragg-peak, ion beams enable higher dose conformation to the tumor and increased sparing of the surrounding tissue, in comparison to standard radiation therapy using high energy photons. Ions heavier than protons offer in addition increased biological effectiveness and lower scattering. The Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Center (HIT) is a state-of-the-art ion beam therapy facility and the first hospital-based facility in Europe. It provides proton and carbon ion treatments. A synchrotron is used for ion acceleration. For dose delivery to the patient, narrow pencil-like beams are scanned over the target volume