Towards Fragment Distinction in Therapeutic Carbon Ion Beams: A Novel Experimental Approach Using the Timepix Detector
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angličtina
Original language name
Towards Fragment Distinction in Therapeutic Carbon Ion Beams: A Novel Experimental Approach Using the Timepix Detector
Original language description
Radiotherapy with carbon ion beams is a highly precise method for cancer treatment. This is due to the finite range and the relatively low lateral scattering of the ions. However, on their path through tissue, the carbon ions may undergo nuclear fragmentation, resulting in lighter but energetic projectile fragments. Since the biological effect of the fragments differs from the primary particles, it is important to consider fragmentation in beam models used for therapy planning. Until now, large apparatus have been utilized for ion spectroscopic measurements. Employing a small detector would allow investigations directly within therapy relevant phantoms.We used the Timepix detector, consisting of a 300m thick silicon sensor bump-bonded to a readout chipwith 256 x 256 square pixels (55m pitch). The high spatial resolution enables to visualize and distinguish tracks of single particles. The pixel-wise energy calibration allows to directly determine the particle energy loss in the sensiti
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Classification
Type
D - Article in proceedings
CEP classification
BG - Nuclear, atomic and molecular physics, accelerators
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Project
<a href="/en/project/LC06041" target="_blank" >LC06041: Preparation, modification and characterization of materials by energetic radiation.</a><br>
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P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
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Publication year
2012
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
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Article name in the collection
2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record (NSS/MIC)
ISBN
978-1-4673-2029-0
ISSN
1095-7863
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Number of pages
4
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Publisher name
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
Place of publication
Piscataway
Event location
Anaheim
Event date
Oct 29, 2012
Type of event by nationality
WRD - Celosvětová akce
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