LET dependence of GafChromic films and an ion chamber in low-energy proton dosimetry

D Kirby, S Green, H Palmans… - Physics in Medicine …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
Dosimetry using a PMMA phantom was performed in 15 and 29 MeV proton beams from the
Birmingham cyclotron, with a Markus parallel-plate ionization chamber and GafChromic EBT …

Improved spectral data unfolding for radiochromic film imaging spectroscopy of laser-accelerated proton beams

M Schollmeier, M Geissel, AB Sefkow… - Review of Scientific …, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
An improved method to unfold the space-resolved proton energy distribution function of
laser-accelerated proton beams using a layered, radiochromic film (RCF) detector stack has …

Neutron flux and gamma dose measurement in the BNCT irradiation facility at the TRIGA reactor of the University of Pavia

S Bortolussi, N Protti, M Ferrari, I Postuma… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2018 - Elsevier
University of Pavia is equipped with a TRIGA Mark II research nuclear reactor, operating at a
maximum steady state power of 250 kW. It has been used for many years to support Boron …

End-to-end tests using alanine dosimetry in scanned proton beams

A Carlino, C Gouldstone, G Kragl… - Physics in Medicine …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
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Optimizing SHIELD-HIT for carbon ion treatment

DC Hansen, A Lühr, N Sobolevsky… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The SHIELD-HIT Monte Carlo transport code has been widely used in particle
therapy, but has previously shown some discrepancies, when compared with experimental …

Medical reference dosimetry using EPR measurements of alanine: Development of an improved method for clinical dose levels.

J Helt-Hansen, F Rosendal, IM Kofoed… - Acta …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Background. Electron spin resonance (EPR) is used to determine the absorbed dose of
alanine dosimeters exposed to clinical photon beams in a solid-water phantom. Alanine is …

Dosimetry auditing procedure with alanine dosimeters for light ion beam therapy

A Ableitinger, S Vatnitsky, R Herrmann… - Radiotherapy and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background and purpose In the next few years the number of facilities providing ion beam
therapy with scanning beams will increase. An auditing process based on an end-to-end test …

Antiproton induced DNA damage: proton like in flight, carbon-ion like near rest

JN Kavanagh, FJ Currell, DJ Timson, KI Savage… - Scientific reports, 2013 - nature.com
Biological validation of new radiotherapy modalities is essential to understand their
therapeutic potential. Antiprotons have been proposed for cancer therapy due to enhanced …

Comparison of optimized single and multifield irradiation plans of antiproton, proton and carbon ion beams

N Bassler, I Kantemiris, P Karaiskos, J Engelke… - Radiotherapy and …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Antiprotons have been suggested as a possibly superior
modality for radiotherapy, due to the energy released when antiprotons annihilate, which …

The alanine detector in BNCT dosimetry: Dose response in thermal and epithermal neutron fields

T Schmitz, N Bassler, M Blaickner, M Ziegner… - Medical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: The response of alanine solid state dosimeters to ionizing radiation strongly
depends on particle type and energy. Due to nuclear interactions, neutron fields usually also …