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PSD11: The 11th International Conference on Position Sensitive Detectors

3–8 Sept 2017
The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.
Europe/London timezone

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Applications in life sciences, biology and medicine: Protons

6 Sept 2017, 11:00

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  1. 44. Development of a range telescope for proton CT
    Michela Esposito (University of Lincoln)
    06/09/2017, 11:00
    Talk

    The use of Proton Therapy for cancer treatment demands new and more accurate imaging modalities for treatment planning, based on direct measurements of tissue stopping power instead of tissue density (as in conventional X-ray Computed Tomography) to reduce the errors in converting the latter quantity into the former [1]. The expected benefits of proton CT (pCT) for treatment planning in Proton...

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  2. 51. Innovative thin silicon detectors for monitoring of therapeutic proton beams: preliminary beam tests.
    Anna Vignati (INFN - National Institute for Nuclear Physics - Torino (IT))
    06/09/2017, 11:20
    Talk

    Purpose. A multidisciplinary project (Move-IT) of the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN) aims at translating research in charged particle therapy into clinical outcome. To this scope, new models in the treatment planning system will be developed and validated, using dedicated devices for beam characterization and monitoring in radiobiological and clinical irradiations....

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  3. 46. Development of a silicon tracker for imaging with protons
    Jon Taylor (University of Liverpool (GB))
    06/09/2017, 11:40
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    Tomography has found extensive applications in medicine, industry and security due to its ability to produce detailed 3D images of objects and their internal structure. In medicine, computed tomography (CT) using x-rays is routinely used for the treatment planning of radiotherapy which most often uses x-rays for treating patients with various types of cancer. Radiotherapy using beams of...

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  4. 23. Imaging of prompt gamma emissions during proton cancer therapy for geometric and dosimetric verification
    Dr Benjamin Le Crom (University of Liverpool)
    06/09/2017, 12:00
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    The demand for proton therapy as a form of cancer treatment has been growing rapidly over the past decade. This is due to the sharp Bragg peak of the protons, which potentially enables radiation dose to be closely conformed to tumour dimensions, hence sparing normal tissues.

    However, uncertainties in the proton range in tissue, beam delivery and resulting dose deposition in the patient,...

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