Design study of a compton camera for prompt γ imaging during ion beam therapy

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 4172-4175

  Richard, M H ^a   Chevallier, M ^f   Dauvergne, D ^b,c   Freud, N ^a   Henriquet, P ^b,c   Le Foulher, F ^b,c   Letang J M ^a   Montarou, G ^d   Ray, C ^b,d   Roellinghoff, F ^a   Testa, E ^b,c   Testa, M ^b,c   Walenta, A H ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SIEGEN   (Germany)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Compton camera; Geant4; Hadrontherapy; Ion beam therapy; Prompt gamma

Indexed keywords

BRAGG PEAKS; COMPTON; COMPTON CAMERA; CURRENT CONFIGURATION; DESIGN STUDIES; DETECTION EFFICIENCY; DETECTION SYSTEM; DOUBLE SCATTERING; EMISSION POINT; GEANT4; GEANT4 SIMULATION; HADRON THERAPY; INTER-DETECTOR DISTANCE; ION IRRADIATION; ION TRAJECTORIES; MONITORING METHODS; NUCLEAR FRAGMENTATION; PHOTON ENERGY; PHOTON SOURCES; POINT SOURCES; REAL TIME; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

DETECTORS; ION BEAMS; IONS; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; PARTICLE DETECTORS; PHOTONS;

CAMERAS;

EID: 77951162268     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5402293     Document Type: Conference Paper

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