TY - GEN
T1 - Particle tracking for hadron therapy with plasma panel sensors: A Monte Carlo simulation study
T2 - 2015 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2015
AU - Friedman, Peter S.
AU - Bashkirov, Vladimir A.
AU - Schulte, Reinhard W.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 IEEE.
PY - 2016/10/6
Y1 - 2016/10/6
N2 - Particle tracking technology is currently being explored with Monte Carlo simulation studies as well as first experimental prototypes as a method to improve the planning and delivery accuracy of hadron therapy. Advanced particle tracking technology is required to provide large-area detectors capable of single-particle registration at high data rates for applications such as particle imaging and pencil beam monitoring. One such candidate large-area particle tracking detector is based on plasma panel sensors (PPS). The PPS is an inherently digital, high gain, novel variant of micropattern gas detectors inspired by many operational and fabrication principles common to plasma display panels (i.e. plasma-TV's). The initial results of a simulation study of a realistic PPS telescope design shows that this technology is comparable to, or better than, existing silicon sensors in terms of both particle energy loss through the detector and spatial resolution for particle imaging. Further improvement of the track reconstruction accuracy is possible by reducing the PPS substrate thickness. Fabrication of the simulated PPS telescope is currently underway including thinner devices than those simulated.
AB - Particle tracking technology is currently being explored with Monte Carlo simulation studies as well as first experimental prototypes as a method to improve the planning and delivery accuracy of hadron therapy. Advanced particle tracking technology is required to provide large-area detectors capable of single-particle registration at high data rates for applications such as particle imaging and pencil beam monitoring. One such candidate large-area particle tracking detector is based on plasma panel sensors (PPS). The PPS is an inherently digital, high gain, novel variant of micropattern gas detectors inspired by many operational and fabrication principles common to plasma display panels (i.e. plasma-TV's). The initial results of a simulation study of a realistic PPS telescope design shows that this technology is comparable to, or better than, existing silicon sensors in terms of both particle energy loss through the detector and spatial resolution for particle imaging. Further improvement of the track reconstruction accuracy is possible by reducing the PPS substrate thickness. Fabrication of the simulated PPS telescope is currently underway including thinner devices than those simulated.
UR - http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel7/7572833/7581238/07582083.pdf
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/ddc91e6b-04ca-3cba-be90-19751dbae1a0/
U2 - 10.1109/NSSMIC.2015.7582083
DO - 10.1109/NSSMIC.2015.7582083
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9781467398626
T3 - Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference
BT - 2015 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2015
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 31 October 2015 through 7 November 2015
ER -