Towards a proton imaging system

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

Volumn 623, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 588-590

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

^a INFN SEZIONE DI FIRENZE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c INFN SEZIONE DI CATANIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calorimetry; Medical imaging; Silicon microstrip; Tracking

Indexed keywords

DETECTION SYSTEM; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; HADRON THERAPY; LABORATORY TEST; LIGHT IONS; PHOTON ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS; PROTON IMAGING; PROTON TRANSMISSION; RADIATION DOSE; RESIDUAL ENERGY; SILICON MICROSTRIP; SILICON MICROSTRIP TRACKERS; SPATIAL ACCURACY; STOPPING POWER; SYSTEM COMPONENTS; TARGET VOLUMES; TRACKING; TUMOR TREATMENT; X-RAY TOMOGRAPHY; YAG: CE;

CALORIMETERS; CALORIMETRY; CERIUM; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; IMAGING SYSTEMS; PROTON BEAMS; PROTONS; RADIOLOGY; TOMOGRAPHY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 77957833657     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2010.03.079     Document Type: Conference Paper

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