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ÚTEF - Ústav technické a experimentální fyziky ČVUT - České vysoké učení technické v Praze
ČVUT - České vysoké učení technické v Praze
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Linear energy transfer and track pattern recognition of secondary radiation generated in hadron therapy beam in a PMMA target

Autor
Opalka Lukáš, Bc. UTEF
Granja Carlos, Doc. Ing. Ph.D. UTEF
Jakůbek Jan, Ing. Ph.D. UTEF
Pospíšil Stanislav,  Ing. DrSc. UTEF
Šolc Jaroslav, Ing. Ph.D. UTEF
Hartmann Bernadette Department of Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center
Martisikova Maria Department of Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center
Jaekel Oliver eHeidelberger Ionenstrahl-Therapiezentrum HIT

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2013

Časopis
J.of Instrumentation JINST 8 (2013) C02047

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Obsah
Hadron therapy uses ion beams for irradiation of cancerous tissue taking advantage of the highly localized dose deposition in the target tumor. For a correct estimation of dose deposited in tissue surrounding the target it is necessary to consider also the contribution of energetic sec-ondary radiation generated by primary ions. It was already experimentally demonstrated that this contribution can be measured using the semiconductor pixel detector Timepix (256256 pixels with 55mm pitch) visualizing traces of secondary particles. The resolving power of the detec-tor enables the differentiation of traces of different types of particles. In this work we studied the possibilities of determination of different types of secondary particles in correlation with their flight direction. Such identification allows correct assignment of dose for each type of particle. The distribution of secondary particles was compared to Monte Carlo simulations. Measurements were performed with a PMMA target irradiated with a therapeutic carbon beam at the Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Center (HIT)
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Příklad citace článku:
L. Opalka, C. Granja, J. Jakůbek, S. Pospíšil, J. Šolc, B. Hartmann, M. Martisikova, O. Jaekel, "Linear energy transfer and track pattern recognition of secondary radiation generated in hadron therapy beam in a PMMA target", J.of Instrumentation JINST 8 (2013) C02047 (2013)

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