Study of the capabilities of the Timepix detector for Ion Beam radiotherapy applications

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 4324-4328

  Martišíková, Maria ^a,b   Hartmann, Bernadette ^a   Gwosch, Klaus ^b   Jakubek, Jan ^c   Granja, Carlos ^c   Jäkel, Oliver ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^c CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

3D silicon tracking detector; carbon ion beam; fragmentation; ion distinction; secondary ions; therapy delivery monitoring

Indexed keywords

CARBON ION BEAMS; FRAGMENTATION; SECONDARY IONS; THERAPY DELIVERY; TRACKING DETECTORS;

CARBON; ION BEAMS; MEDICAL IMAGING; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; RADIOTHERAPY; SECONDARY EMISSION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

DETECTORS;

EID: 84881608509     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2012.6551985     Document Type: Conference Paper

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