Hadrontherapy is a technique for cancer treatment that exploits ion beams (mostly protons and carbons). A critical issue is the accuracy that is achievable when monitoring the dose released by the beam to the tumor and to the surrounding tissues. We present the design of a tracking device, developed in the framework of the INSIDE project [1], capable of monitoring in real time the longitudinal profile of the dose delivered in the patient. This is possible by detecting the secondary particles produced by the interaction of the beam in the tissues. The position of the Bragg peak can be correlated to the charged particles emission point distribution measurement. The tracking device will be able to provide a fast response on the dose pattern by tracking the secondary charged fragments. The tracks are detected using 6 planes of scintillating fibers, providing the 3D coordinates of the track intersection with each plane. The fibers planes are followed by a plastic scintillator and by a small calorimeter built with a pixelated Lu- tetium Fine Silicate (LFS) crystal. A complete detector simulation, followed by the event reconstruction, has been performed to determine the achievable monitoring spatial resolution.

Design of a tracking device for on-line dose monitoring in hadrontherapy / Battistoni, G.; Collamati, Francesco; DE LUCIA, Erika; Faccini, Riccardo; Marafini, M.; Mattei, I.; Muraro, S; Paramatti, Riccardo; Patera, Vincenzo; Pinci, Davide; Rucinski, A.; Russomando, Andrea; Sarti, Alessio; Sciubba, Adalberto; SOLFAROLI CAMILLOCCI, Elena; Toppi, Marco; Traini, Giacomo; Voena, Cecilia. - In: NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION A, ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. - ISSN 0168-9002. - (2016). [10.1016/j.nima.2016.05.095]

Design of a tracking device for on-line dose monitoring in hadrontherapy

COLLAMATI, FRANCESCO;DE LUCIA, Erika;FACCINI, Riccardo;PARAMATTI, Riccardo;PATERA, Vincenzo;PINCI, davide;RUSSOMANDO, ANDREA;SARTI, ALESSIO;SCIUBBA, Adalberto;SOLFAROLI CAMILLOCCI, ELENA;TOPPI, Marco;TRAINI, GIACOMO;VOENA, Cecilia
2016

Abstract

Hadrontherapy is a technique for cancer treatment that exploits ion beams (mostly protons and carbons). A critical issue is the accuracy that is achievable when monitoring the dose released by the beam to the tumor and to the surrounding tissues. We present the design of a tracking device, developed in the framework of the INSIDE project [1], capable of monitoring in real time the longitudinal profile of the dose delivered in the patient. This is possible by detecting the secondary particles produced by the interaction of the beam in the tissues. The position of the Bragg peak can be correlated to the charged particles emission point distribution measurement. The tracking device will be able to provide a fast response on the dose pattern by tracking the secondary charged fragments. The tracks are detected using 6 planes of scintillating fibers, providing the 3D coordinates of the track intersection with each plane. The fibers planes are followed by a plastic scintillator and by a small calorimeter built with a pixelated Lu- tetium Fine Silicate (LFS) crystal. A complete detector simulation, followed by the event reconstruction, has been performed to determine the achievable monitoring spatial resolution.
2016
Dose monitoring; Hadrontherapy; Ion beam; Quality assurance; Secondary charged particles; Tracking device; Instrumentation; Nuclear and High Energy Physics
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Design of a tracking device for on-line dose monitoring in hadrontherapy / Battistoni, G.; Collamati, Francesco; DE LUCIA, Erika; Faccini, Riccardo; Marafini, M.; Mattei, I.; Muraro, S; Paramatti, Riccardo; Patera, Vincenzo; Pinci, Davide; Rucinski, A.; Russomando, Andrea; Sarti, Alessio; Sciubba, Adalberto; SOLFAROLI CAMILLOCCI, Elena; Toppi, Marco; Traini, Giacomo; Voena, Cecilia. - In: NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION A, ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. - ISSN 0168-9002. - (2016). [10.1016/j.nima.2016.05.095]
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