A proton imaging device: Design and status of realization

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 612, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 566-570

  Sipala, V ^a,b   Bruzzi, M ^c,d   Bucciolini, M ^c,d   Candiano, G ^e   Capineri, L ^c   P Cirrone, G A ^e   Civinini, C ^d   Cuttone, G ^e   Lo Presti, D ^a,b   Marrazzo, L ^c,d   Mazzaglia, E ^e   Menichelli, D ^c,d   Randazzo, N ^b   Talamonti, C ^c,d   Valentini, S ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI CATANIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d INFN SEZIONE DI FIRENZE   (Italy)

^e INFN LABORATORI NAZIONALI DEL SUD   (Italy)

Author keywords

Proton calorimetry; Proton imaging; Proton therapy; Silicon tracker

Indexed keywords

CANCER THERAPY; DOSE CALCULATION; ELECTRON DENSITIES; FRONT-END BOARDS; PROTON IMAGING; PROTON RADIATION THERAPY; PROTON THERAPY; PROTON TREATMENT; RESIDUAL ENERGY; SCHNEIDER; SILICON MICROSTRIP TRACKERS; SILICON TRACKER; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

CALORIMETERS; CALORIMETRY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; PLASMAS; PROTON BEAMS; RADIOTHERAPY; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

PROTONS;

EID: 73649126887     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2009.08.029     Document Type: Article

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