Characterization of a detector head based on continuous LaBr3 crystals and SiPM arrays for dose monitoring in hadron therapy

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 2148-2150

  Llosa, Gabriela ^a   Barrio, John ^a   Lacasta, Carlos ^a   Callier, Stephane ^b   De La Taille, Christophe ^b   Raux, Ludovic ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA CORPUSCULAR IFIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

continuous crystals; hadron therapy; multicell G APD; Silicon photomultipliers

Indexed keywords

COMPTON TELESCOPE; CONTINUOUS CRYSTAL; DETECTOR HEADS; HADRON THERAPY; MULTICELL; PROMPT GAMMA-RAYS; SILICON PHOTOMULTIPLIER; SILICON PHOTOMULTIPLIERS;

CRYSTALS; DETECTORS; HADRONS; MEDICAL IMAGING; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; TELESCOPES; TISSUE;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 79960310617     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2010.5874160     Document Type: Conference Paper

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