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A proton computed tomography system for medical applications

Sipala et al., 2013

Document ID
3433718085204130978
Author
Sipala V
Bruzzi M
Bucciolini M
Carpinelli M
Cirrone G
Civinini C
Cuttone G
Presti D
Pallotta S
Pugliatti C
Randazzo N
Romano F
Scaringella M
Stancampiano C
Talamonti C
Tesi M
Vanzi E
Zani M
Publication year
Publication venue
Journal of Instrumentation

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Abstract Proton Computed Tomography (pCT) can improve the accuracy of both patient positioning and dose calculation in proton therapy, enabling to accurately reconstruct the electron density distribution of irradiated tissues. A pCT prototype, equipped with a silicon …
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    • A61N5/1048—Monitoring, verifying, controlling systems and methods
    • A61N5/1075—Monitoring, verifying, controlling systems and methods for testing, calibrating, or quality assurance of the radiation treatment apparatus
    • A61N2005/1076—Monitoring, verifying, controlling systems and methods for testing, calibrating, or quality assurance of the radiation treatment apparatus using a dummy object placed in the radiation field, e.g. phantom
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    • A61N2005/1085—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy characterised by the type of particles applied to the patient
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