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Proof-of-Principle results of proton computed tomography

Civinini et al., 2016

Document ID
4540460781135558862
Author
Civinini C
Scaringella M
Bonanno D
Brianzi M
Carpinelli M
Cirrone G
Cuttone G
Presti D
Maccioni G
Pallotta S
Randazzo N
Romano F
Rovituso M
Sipala V
Talamonti C
Tommasino F
Vanzi E
Bruzzi M
Publication year
Publication venue
2016 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference and Room-Temperature Semiconductor Detector Workshop (NSS/MIC/RTSD)

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A proof of principle proton Computed Tomography (pCT) apparatus, based on a silicon microstrip tracker and a YAG: Ce calorimeter, has been manufactured. Tests with a 175 MeV proton beam at The Svedberg Laboratory (TSL, Uppsala, Sweden) aiming at collecting data …
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    • G01T1/164—Scintigraphy
    • G01T1/1641—Static instruments for imaging the distribution of radioactivity in one or two dimensions using one or several scintillating elements; Radio-isotope cameras
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