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Proton Computed Tomography Using 1D Silicon Diode Array


P Wang

P Wang1*, J Cammin2 , F Bisello3 , T Solberg2 , J McDonough2 , T Zhu2 , D Menichelli3 , B Teo2 , (1) Texas Center for Proton Therapy, Irving, TX, (2) University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, (3) IBA Dosimetry GmbH, Schwarzenbruck, Germany

Presentations

SU-F-J-184 (Sunday, July 31, 2016) 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Room: Exhibit Hall


Purpose: Proton radiography and proton computed tomography (PCT) can be used to measure proton stopping power directly. However, practical and cost effective proton imaging detectors are not widely available. In this study, the authors investigated the feasibility of proton imaging using a silicon diode array.

Methods: A one-dimensional silicon-diode detector array (1DSDA) was aligned with the central axis (CAX) of the proton beam. Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) slabs were used to find the correspondence between the water equivalent thickness (WET) and 1DSDA channel number. 2D proton radiographs (PR) were obtained by translation and rotation of a phantom relative to CAX while the proton nozzle and 1DSDA were kept stationary. A PCT image of one slice of the phantom was reconstructed using filtered backprojection.

Results: PR and PCT images of the PMMA cube were successfully acquired using the 1DSDA. The WET of the phantom was measured using PR data with an accuracy of 4.2% or better. Structures down to 1 mm in size could be resolved. Reconstruction of a PCT image showed very good agreement with simulation. Limitations in spatial resolution are attributed to limited spatial sampling, beam collimation, and proton scatter.

Conclusion: The results demonstrate the feasibility of using silicon diode arrays for proton imaging. Such a device can potentially offer fast image acquisition, high spatial and energy resolution for PR and PCT.


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