Monte Carlo simulations for the development a clinical proton CT scanner

David Steinberg; Vladimir Bashkirov; Vanessa Feng; Robert F. Hurley; Robert P. Johnson; Scott Macafee; Tia Plautz; Hartmut F.W. Sadrozinski; Reinhard Schulte; Andriy Zatserklyaniy

doi:10.1109/NSSMIC.2012.6551320

Monte Carlo simulations for the development a clinical proton CT scanner

David Steinberg
, Vladimir Bashkirov
, Vanessa Feng
, Robert F. Hurley
, Robert P. Johnson
, Scott Macafee
, Tia Plautz
, Hartmut F.W. Sadrozinski
, Reinhard Schulte
, Andriy Zatserklyaniy

Loma Linda University Medical Center

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

In support of developing the next phase of a proton computed tomography (pCT) scanner with features making it applicable to clinical situations, much insight can be gained through Monte Carlo simulation using Geant4. Careful simulation of energy/range detectors, as well as silicon strip detectors (SSDs), has offered insights into the physical limitations placed on a pCT scanner. Simulation also offers the opportunity to evaluate different detector design schemes and regimes for reconstructing CT images using protons. © 2012 IEEE.

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record (NSS/MIC)
Pages	1311-1315
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2012.6551320 https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2012.6551320
State	Published - Jul 8 2013
Event	2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2012 - Anaheim, CA, United States Duration: Oct 29 2012 → Nov 3 2012

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Name	Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference

Conference

Conference	2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2012
Country/Territory	United States
City	Anaheim, CA
Period	10/29/12 → 11/3/12

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Radiation
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

Disciplines

Physics
Medical Biophysics
Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing
Electrical and Electronics

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Steinberg, D., Bashkirov, V., Feng, V., Hurley, R. F., Johnson, R. P., Macafee, S., Plautz, T., Sadrozinski, H. F. W., Schulte, R., & Zatserklyaniy, A. (2013). Monte Carlo simulations for the development a clinical proton CT scanner. In 2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record (NSS/MIC) (pp. 1311-1315). Article 6551320 (Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference). https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2012.6551320, https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2012.6551320

Monte Carlo simulations for the development a clinical proton CT scanner. / Steinberg, David; Bashkirov, Vladimir; Feng, Vanessa et al.
2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record (NSS/MIC). 2013. p. 1311-1315 6551320 (Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Steinberg, D, Bashkirov, V, Feng, V, Hurley, RF, Johnson, RP, Macafee, S, Plautz, T, Sadrozinski, HFW, Schulte, R & Zatserklyaniy, A 2013, Monte Carlo simulations for the development a clinical proton CT scanner. in 2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record (NSS/MIC)., 6551320, Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, pp. 1311-1315, 2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2012, Anaheim, CA, United States, 10/29/12. https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2012.6551320, https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2012.6551320

Steinberg D, Bashkirov V, Feng V, Hurley RF, Johnson RP, Macafee S et al. Monte Carlo simulations for the development a clinical proton CT scanner. In 2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record (NSS/MIC). 2013. p. 1311-1315. 6551320. (Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference). doi: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2012.6551320, 10.1109/NSSMIC.2012.6551320

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