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A fluorescent screen+CCD system for quality assurance of therapeutic scanned ion beams

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Title: A fluorescent screen+CCD system for quality assurance of therapeutic scanned ion beams
Authors: Takeshita, E. eriuli@nirs.go.jp, Furukawa, T.1 t_furu@nirs.go.jp, Inaniwa, T.1 taku@nirs.go.jp, Sato, S.1 shin_s@nirs.go.jp, Himukai, T.1 himukai@nirs.go.jp, Shirai, T.1 t_shirai@nirs.go.jp, Noda, K.1 noda_k@nirs.go.jp
Source: Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B. Dec2011, Vol. 269 Issue 24, p2936-2940. 5p.
Subjects: Ion bombardment, Charge coupled devices, Fluorescence, Radiotherapy, Luminance (Photometry), Scanning systems, Prototypes
Abstract: Abstract: A fluorescent screen+a charge coupled device (CCD) system were developed to verify the performance of scanned ion beams at the HIMAC. The fluorescent light from the screen is observed by the CCD camera. Two-dimensional fields, produced by the scanning process, i.e., the position and the size of the beam for each scan, represent of the important issues in scanning irradiation. In the developed system, the two-dimensional relative fluence and the flatness of the irradiation field were measured in a straightforward technique from the luminance distribution on the screen. The position and the size of the beams were obtained from centroid computation results of the brightness. By the good sensitivity and spatial resolution of the fluorescent screen+CCD system, the scanned ion beams were verified as the measurements at the HIMAC prototype scanning system. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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Abstract:Abstract: A fluorescent screen+a charge coupled device (CCD) system were developed to verify the performance of scanned ion beams at the HIMAC. The fluorescent light from the screen is observed by the CCD camera. Two-dimensional fields, produced by the scanning process, i.e., the position and the size of the beam for each scan, represent of the important issues in scanning irradiation. In the developed system, the two-dimensional relative fluence and the flatness of the irradiation field were measured in a straightforward technique from the luminance distribution on the screen. The position and the size of the beams were obtained from centroid computation results of the brightness. By the good sensitivity and spatial resolution of the fluorescent screen+CCD system, the scanned ion beams were verified as the measurements at the HIMAC prototype scanning system. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
ISSN:0168583X
DOI:10.1016/j.nimb.2011.04.043