کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1830862 1027486 2007 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The Italian project for a proton imaging device
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه فیزیک و نجوم ابزار دقیق
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
The Italian project for a proton imaging device
چکیده انگلیسی

Proton Computed Tomography (or pCT) is a new imaging technique based on the use of high energy proton beams (200–250 MeV) replacing of the commonly adopted X-rays CT. pCT that was firstly proposed in the 1960s but only nowadays, with the continued establishing of new proton therapy centers around the world, the interest in it is growing. The use of protons for tomographic images can represent, in fact, a big enhancement in the quality of a proton therapy treatment either in the patient positioning as well as in the accuracy of the dose calculation for the treatment planning phase. In this paper, after a brief introduction on pCT principles, the main hardware and software characteristics of a first pCT prototype in development by our group (the Italian PRIMA collaboration) will be presented. The role of Monte Carlo simulation in developing will be also emphasized, using the GEANT4 simulation toolkit.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment - Volume 576, Issue 1, 11 June 2007, Pages 194–197
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