Detailed Monte Carlo investigation of a proton computed tomography system

G. Cuttone; G. A.P. Cirrone; G. Candiano; F. Di Rosa; Giorgio Russo; N. Randazzo; V. Sipala; S. Lo Nigro; D. Lo Presti; J. Feldt; J. Heimann; H. F.W. Sadrozinski; A. Seiden; D. C. Williams; V. Bashkirov; R. Schulte; M. Bruzzi; D. Menichelli; M. Scaringella

doi:10.1109/NSSMIC.2005.1596931

Detailed Monte Carlo investigation of a proton computed tomography system

G. Cuttone
, G. A.P. Cirrone
, G. Candiano
, F. Di Rosa
, Giorgio Russo
, N. Randazzo
, V. Sipala
, S. Lo Nigro
, D. Lo Presti
, J. Feldt
, J. Heimann
, H. F.W. Sadrozinski
, A. Seiden
, D. C. Williams
, V. Bashkirov
, R. Schulte
, M. Bruzzi
, D. Menichelli
, M. Scaringella

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Abstract

Proton therapy is a precise form of radiation therapy and thus it requires accurate quality control of patients treatment. Protons may be more suitable than conventional x rays for this task since the relative electron density distribution can be measured directly with proton Computed Tomography (pCT). However, proton CT has its own limitation. The main limit is that of spatial resolution limited by Multiple Coulomb Scattering of proton inside the body of patient. In order to improve spatial resolution we need to determine the most likely path of single proton inside the body. In this work we realized a set of Monte Carlo simulations for the calculation of the most likely path. ©2005 IEEE.

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2005
Pages	2873-2875
Number of pages	3
Volume	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2005.1596931 https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2005.1596931
State	Published - Jan 1 2005
Event	Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2005 IEEE - , Puerto Rico Duration: Oct 23 2005 → Oct 29 2005

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Name	IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record
Volume	5

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Conference	Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2005 IEEE
Country/Territory	Puerto Rico
Period	10/23/05 → 10/29/05

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Radiation
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Physics

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Cuttone, G., Cirrone, G. A. P., Candiano, G., Di Rosa, F., Russo, G., Randazzo, N., Sipala, V., Lo Nigro, S., Lo Presti, D., Feldt, J., Heimann, J., Sadrozinski, H. F. W., Seiden, A., Williams, D. C., Bashkirov, V., Schulte, R., Bruzzi, M., Menichelli, D., & Scaringella, M. (2005). Detailed Monte Carlo investigation of a proton computed tomography system. In IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2005 (Vol. 5, pp. 2873-2875). Article 1596931 (IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record; Vol. 5). https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2005.1596931, https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2005.1596931

Cuttone, G, Cirrone, GAP, Candiano, G, Di Rosa, F, Russo, G, Randazzo, N, Sipala, V, Lo Nigro, S, Lo Presti, D, Feldt, J, Heimann, J, Sadrozinski, HFW, Seiden, A, Williams, DC, Bashkirov, V , Schulte, R, Bruzzi, M, Menichelli, D & Scaringella, M 2005, Detailed Monte Carlo investigation of a proton computed tomography system. in IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2005. vol. 5, 1596931, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, vol. 5, pp. 2873-2875, Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2005 IEEE, Puerto Rico, 10/23/05. https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2005.1596931, https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2005.1596931

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