PRIMA+: A proton Computed Tomography apparatus

Civinini, Carlo and Bruzzi, M. and Bucciolini, M. and Cirrone, G. A. P. and Cuttone, G. and Lo Presti, D. and Pallotta, S. and Randazzo, N. and Scaringella, M. and Sipala, V. and Stancampiano, C. and Talamonti, C. and Tesi, M. and Vanzi, E. and Zani, M. (2013) PRIMA+: A proton Computed Tomography apparatus. Il nuovo cimento C, 36 (1). pp. 73-77. ISSN 1826-9885

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Abstract

The proton Computed Tomography (pCT) is a medical imaging method, based on the use of proton beams with kinetic energy of the order of 250 MeV, aimed to directly measure the stopping power distribution of tissues thus improving the present accuracy of treatment planning in hadron therapy. A pCT system should be capable to measure tissue electron density with an accuracy better than 1% and a spatial resolution better than 1 mm. The blurring effect due to multiple Coulomb scattering can be mitigated by single proton tracking technique. As a first step towards pCT the PRIMA+ Collaboration built a prototype capable to carry out a single radiography and a tomographic image of a rotating object. This apparatus includes a silicon microstrip tracker to identify the proton trajectory and a YAG:Ce calorimeter to measure the particle residual energy.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Computed tomography ; Solid-state detectors ; Calorimeters ; Dosimetry/exposure assessment
Subjects: 500 Scienze naturali e Matematica > 530 Fisica
Depositing User: Marina Spanti
Date Deposited: 02 May 2020 14:26
Last Modified: 02 May 2020 14:26
URI: http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/18064

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