PRIMA project developed a proton Computed Tomography (pCT) prototype based on tracking the single proton. PRIMA approaches to the pCT consist in the use of silicon detectors,which measure the energy and position of individual protons before and after they traverse the object. PRIMA prototype is characterized by an active area of 5 x 5 cm2 and by an acquisition rate of 10kHz. It was tested, under 62 MeV proton beam at Laboratory Nazionali del Sud, (Catania Italy) and under 180 MeV proton beam at Svedberg Laboratories, Uppsala Universitet, (Uppsala Sweden). During these beam tests several experiments concerning tomography and radiography images, were carried out. In particular in this work will be reported the PRIMA experience on the data acquired using special phantoms for radiography and tomography. The performed tests aimed to evaluate the clinical applicability of proton radiography in terms of image quality. In this paper the experimental setup will be described, radiographic and tomographic images will be shown and quantitative results on spatial resolution will be reported.

Proton radiographic and tomographic images from PRIMA experiment / C. Talamonti; M. Bruzzi; M. Bucciolini; C. Civinini; G. Cuttone; S. Pallotta; N. Randazzo; V. Sipala; M. Scaringella; E. Vanzi. - In: RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY. - ISSN 0167-8140. - ELETTRONICO. - 106:(2013), pp. S157-S157.

Proton radiographic and tomographic images from PRIMA experiment.

TALAMONTI, CINZIA;BRUZZI, MARA;BUCCIOLINI, MARTA;PALLOTTA, STEFANIA;VANZI, ELEONORA
2013

Abstract

PRIMA project developed a proton Computed Tomography (pCT) prototype based on tracking the single proton. PRIMA approaches to the pCT consist in the use of silicon detectors,which measure the energy and position of individual protons before and after they traverse the object. PRIMA prototype is characterized by an active area of 5 x 5 cm2 and by an acquisition rate of 10kHz. It was tested, under 62 MeV proton beam at Laboratory Nazionali del Sud, (Catania Italy) and under 180 MeV proton beam at Svedberg Laboratories, Uppsala Universitet, (Uppsala Sweden). During these beam tests several experiments concerning tomography and radiography images, were carried out. In particular in this work will be reported the PRIMA experience on the data acquired using special phantoms for radiography and tomography. The performed tests aimed to evaluate the clinical applicability of proton radiography in terms of image quality. In this paper the experimental setup will be described, radiographic and tomographic images will be shown and quantitative results on spatial resolution will be reported.
2013
C. Talamonti; M. Bruzzi; M. Bucciolini; C. Civinini; G. Cuttone; S. Pallotta; N. Randazzo; V. Sipala; M. Scaringella; E. Vanzi
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