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Selva A, Bianchi A, Cirrone GAP, Petringa G, Romano F, Schettino G, Conte V. Sensitivity of a mini-TEPC to radiation quality variations in clinical proton beams. Phys Med 2024; 118:103201. [PMID: 38199179 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2023.103201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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PURPOSE This work aims at studying the sensitivity of a miniaturized Tissue-Equivalent Proportional Counter to variations of beam quality in clinical radiation fields, to further investigate its performances as radiation quality monitor. METHODS Measurements were taken at the CATANA facility (INFN-LNS, Catania, Italy), in a monoenergetic and an energy-modulated proton beam with the same initial energy of 62 MeV. PMMA layers were placed in front of the detector to measure at different depths along the depth-dose profile. The frequency- and dose-mean lineal energy were compared to the track- and dose-averaged LET calculated by Monte Carlo simulations. A microdosimetric evaluation of the Relative Biological Effectiveness (RBE) was performed and compared with cell survival experiments. RESULTS Microdosimetric distributions measured at identical depths in the two beams show spectral differences reflecting their different radiation quality. Discrepancies are most evident at depths corresponding to the Spread-Out Bragg Peak, while spectra at the entrance and in the dose fall-off regions are similar. This can be explained by the different energy components that compose the pristine and spread-out peaks at each depth. The trend of microdosimetric mean values matches that of calculated LET averages along the entire penetration depth, and the microdosimetric estimation of RBE is consistent with radiobiological data not only at 2 Gy but also at lower dose levels, such as those absorbed by healthy tissues. CONCLUSIONS The mini-TEPC is sensitive to differences in radiation quality resulting from different modulations of the proton beam, confirming its potential for beam quality monitoring in proton therapy.
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- A Selva
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, Legnaro, Italy.
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- INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, Legnaro, Italy
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- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Catania, Italy
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- INFN Sezione di Catania, Catania, Italy
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- National Physical Laboratory, Medical Radiation Science, Teddington, UK
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- INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, Legnaro, Italy
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Bianchi A, Agosteo S, Bortot D, Cirrone GAP, Colautti P, La Tessa C, Mazzucconi D, Missiaggia M, Petringa G, Rosenfeld AB, Selva A, Tran L, Verona C, Verona Rinati G, Conte V. Microdosimetry of a 62-MeV clinical proton beam with five detectors. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2023; 199:1968-1972. [PMID: 37819306 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncac231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Revised: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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In proton therapy, most treatment planning systems (TPS) use a fixed relative biological effectiveness (RBE) of 1.1 all along the depth-dose profile. Innovative TPS are now investigated considering the variability of RBE with radiation quality. New TPS need an experimental verification in the quality assurance (QA) routine in clinics, but RBE data are usually obtained with radiobiological measurements that are time consuming and not suitable for daily QA. Microdosimetry is a useful tool based on physical measurements which can monitor the radiation quality. Several microdosimeters are available in different research institutions, which could potentially be used for the QA in TPS. In this study, the response functions of five detectors in the same 62-MeV proton Spread Out Bragg Peak is compared in terms of spectral distributions and their average values and microdosimetric RBE. Their different response function has been commented and must be considered in the clinical practice.
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- A Bianchi
- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
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- Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Energia, 20156 Milano, Italy
- INFN-Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Energia, 20156 Milano, Italy
- INFN-Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, 95125 Catania, Italy
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- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
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- University of Trento, Dipartimento di Fisica, 38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
- Trento Institute of Fundamental Physics and Applications, 38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
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- Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Energia, 20156 Milano, Italy
- INFN-Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- University of Trento, Dipartimento di Fisica, 38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
- Trento Institute of Fundamental Physics and Applications, 38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
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- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, 95125 Catania, Italy
- ELI Beamlines Center, Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, 252 41 Dolní Břežany, Czech Republic
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- Centre for Medical Radiation Physics, University of Wollongong, 2522 Wollongong, Australia
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- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
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- Centre for Medical Radiation Physics, University of Wollongong, 2522 Wollongong, Australia
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- INFN-Roma2, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Roma "Tor Vergata", 00133 Roma, Italy
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- INFN-Roma2, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Roma "Tor Vergata", 00133 Roma, Italy
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- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
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Fattori S, Petringa G, Agosteo S, Bortot D, Conte V, Cuttone G, Di Fini A, Farokhi F, Mazzucconi D, Pandola L, Petrović I, Ristić-Fira A, Rosenfeld A, Weber U, Cirrone GAP. 4He dose- and track-averaged linear energy transfer: Monte Carlo algorithms and experimental verification. Phys Med Biol 2022; 67. [DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ac776f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objective. In the present hadrontherapy scenario, there is a growing interest in exploring the capabilities of different ion species other than protons and carbons. The possibility of using different ions paves the way for new radiotherapy approaches, such as the multi-ions treatment, where radiation could vary according to target volume, shape, depth and histologic characteristics of the tumor. For these reasons, in this paper, the study and understanding of biological-relevant quantities was extended for the case of 4He ion. Approach. Geant4 Monte Carlo based algorithms for dose- and track-averaged LET (Linear Energy Transfer) calculations, were validated for 4He ions and for the case of a mixed field characterised by the presence of secondary ions from both target and projectile fragmentation. The simulated dose and track averaged LETs were compared with the corresponding dose and frequency mean values of the lineal energy,
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Odlozilik B, Chaudhary P, Mcmurray A, Ahmed H, Doria D, Mcilvenny A, Milluzzo G, Botchway S, Green J, Greenwood B, Kar S, Martin P, Mccallum S, Petringa G, Catalano R, Borghesi M, Cirrone G. EFFECTIVENESS OF ULTRA-HIGH DOSE RATE PROTON CELL KILLING IN 2D AND 3D GLIOBLASTOMA. Phys Med 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s1120-1797(22)01596-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Baffigi F, Brandi F, Catalano R, Cirrone G, Fazzi A, Fulgentini L, Giove D, Gizzi L, Guarrera M, Koester P, Labate L, Milluzzo G, Palla D, Petringa G. DELIVERY TO TARGET OF A MULTI-GY, MULTI-MEV TNSA PROTON BEAM WITH ULTRAHIGH DOSE-RATE. Phys Med 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s1120-1797(22)01705-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Mazzucconi D, Bortot D, Pola A, Fazzi A, Cazzola L, Conte V, Cirrone GAP, Petringa G, Cuttone G, Manti L, Agosteo S. Experimental investigation at CATANA facility of n- 10B and p- 11B reactions for the enhancement of proton therapy. Phys Med 2021; 89:226-231. [PMID: 34425513 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2021.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The aim of the NEPTUNE (Nuclear process-driven Enhancement of Proton Therapy UNravEled) project is to investigate in detail both the physical and radiobiological phenomena that could justify an increase of the proton-induced cytogenetic effects in cells irradiated in presence of an agent containing natural boron. In this work, a double-stage silicon telescope coupled to different boron converters was irradiated at the CATANA proton therapy facility (INFN-LNS) for studying the proton boron fusion and the neutron boron capture reactions by discriminating secondary particles from primary protons. Different boron targets were developed by depositing boric acid, enriched with a higher than 99% content of 10B or 11B, on a 50 µm thick PolyMethilMetacrylate (PMMA) substrate. The 10B target allows to evaluate the contribution of lithium and alpha particles produced by the boron neutron capture reaction triggered by secondary thermal neutrons, while the 11B target is exploited for studying the effect of the p + 11B → 3α nuclear reaction directly triggered by primary protons. Experimental results clearly show the presence of alpha particles from both the reactions. The silicon telescope is capable of discriminating, by means of the so-called "scatter plots", the contribution of alpha particles originated by thermal neutrons on 10B with respect to the ones produced by protons impinging on 11B. Although a reliable quantitative study of the alpha production rate has not been achieved yet, this work demonstrates that low energy and, therefore, high-LET particles from both the reactions can be measured.
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- D Mazzucconi
- Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Energia, via La Masa 34, Milano, Italy; INFN-Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, viale dell'Università 2, Legnaro, Padova, Italy
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- Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Energia, via La Masa 34, Milano, Italy; INFN-sezione di Milano, via Celoria 16, Milano, Italy.
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- Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Energia, via La Masa 34, Milano, Italy; INFN-sezione di Milano, via Celoria 16, Milano, Italy
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- Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Energia, via La Masa 34, Milano, Italy; INFN-sezione di Milano, via Celoria 16, Milano, Italy
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- Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Energia, via La Masa 34, Milano, Italy
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- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, viale dell'Università 2, Legnaro, Padova, Italy
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- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, via S. Sofia 62, Catania, Italy
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- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, via S. Sofia 62, Catania, Italy
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- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, via S. Sofia 62, Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica "E. Pancini" Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II & INFN-sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, 80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Energia, via La Masa 34, Milano, Italy; INFN-sezione di Milano, via Celoria 16, Milano, Italy
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Arce P, Bolst D, Bordage MC, Brown JMC, Cirrone P, Cortés-Giraldo MA, Cutajar D, Cuttone G, Desorgher L, Dondero P, Dotti A, Faddegon B, Fedon C, Guatelli S, Incerti S, Ivanchenko V, Konstantinov D, Kyriakou I, Latyshev G, Le A, Mancini-Terracciano C, Maire M, Mantero A, Novak M, Omachi C, Pandola L, Perales A, Perrot Y, Petringa G, Quesada JM, Ramos-Méndez J, Romano F, Rosenfeld AB, Sarmiento LG, Sakata D, Sasaki T, Sechopoulos I, Simpson EC, Toshito T, Wright DH. Report on G4-Med, a Geant4 benchmarking system for medical physics applications developed by the Geant4 Medical Simulation Benchmarking Group. Med Phys 2021; 48:19-56. [PMID: 32392626 PMCID: PMC8054528 DOI: 10.1002/mp.14226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2019] [Revised: 04/26/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Geant4 is a Monte Carlo code extensively used in medical physics for a wide range of applications, such as dosimetry, micro- and nanodosimetry, imaging, radiation protection, and nuclear medicine. Geant4 is continuously evolving, so it is crucial to have a system that benchmarks this Monte Carlo code for medical physics against reference data and to perform regression testing. AIMS To respond to these needs, we developed G4-Med, a benchmarking and regression testing system of Geant4 for medical physics. MATERIALS AND METHODS G4-Med currently includes 18 tests. They range from the benchmarking of fundamental physics quantities to the testing of Monte Carlo simulation setups typical of medical physics applications. Both electromagnetic and hadronic physics processes and models within the prebuilt Geant4 physics lists are tested. The tests included in G4-Med are executed on the CERN computing infrastructure via the use of the geant-val web application, developed at CERN for Geant4 testing. The physical observables can be compared to reference data for benchmarking and to results of previous Geant4 versions for regression testing purposes. RESULTS This paper describes the tests included in G4-Med and shows the results derived from the benchmarking of Geant4 10.5 against reference data. DISCUSSION Our results indicate that the Geant4 electromagnetic physics constructor G4EmStandardPhysics_option4 gives a good agreement with the reference data for all the tests. The QGSP_BIC_HP physics list provided an overall adequate description of the physics involved in hadron therapy, including proton and carbon ion therapy. New tests should be included in the next stage of the project to extend the benchmarking to other physical quantities and application scenarios of interest for medical physics. CONCLUSION The results presented and discussed in this paper will aid users in tailoring physics lists to their particular application.
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- Centre For Medical Radiation Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
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- CRCT (INSERM and Paul Sabatier University), Toulouse, France
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- Department of Radiation Science and Technology, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Centre For Medical Radiation Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
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- Institute of Radiation Physics (IRA), Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford, CA, USA
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- University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Centre For Medical Radiation Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
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- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3, UMR5797, Centre d'Études Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan, Gradignan, France
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- Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russian Federation
- CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
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- NRC "Kurchatov Institute" - IHEP, Protvino, Russian Federation
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- Medical Physics Laboratory, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- NRC "Kurchatov Institute" - IHEP, Protvino, Russian Federation
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- Centre For Medical Radiation Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
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- Nagoya Proton Therapy Center, Nagoya, Japan
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- Medical Physics Department of Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- IRSN, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- INFN Catania Section, Catania, Italy
- Medical Physics Department, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, UK
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- Centre For Medical Radiation Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
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- Centre For Medical Radiation Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
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- Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Dutch Expert Center for Screening (LRCB), Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, Research School of Physics, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Nagoya Proton Therapy Center, Nagoya, Japan
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford, CA, USA
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Conte V, Agosteo S, Bianchi A, Bolst D, Bortot D, Catalano R, Cirrone GAP, Colautti P, Cuttone G, Guatelli S, James B, Mazzucconi D, Rosenfeld AB, Selva A, Tran L, Petringa G. Microdosimetry of a therapeutic proton beam with a mini-TEPC and a MicroPlus-Bridge detector for RBE assessment. Phys Med Biol 2020; 65:245018. [PMID: 33086208 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/abc368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Proton beams are widely used worldwide to treat localized tumours, the lower entrance dose and no exit dose, thus sparing surrounding normal tissues, being the main advantage of this treatment modality compared to conventional photon techniques. Clinical proton beam therapy treatment planning is based on the use of a general relative biological effectiveness (RBE) of 1.1 along the whole beam penetration depth, without taking into account the documented increase in RBE at the end of the depth dose profile, in the Bragg peak and beyond. However, an inaccurate estimation of the RBE can cause both underdose or overdose, in particular it can cause the unfavourable situation of underdosing the tumour and overdosing the normal tissue just beyond the tumour, which limits the treatment success and increases the risk of complications. In view of a more precise dose delivery that takes into account the variation of RBE, experimental microdosimetry offers valuable tools for the quality assurance of LET or RBE-based treatment planning systems. The purpose of this work is to compare the response of two different microdosimetry systems: the mini-TEPC and the MicroPlus-Bridge detector. Microdosimetric spectra were measured across the 62 MeV spread out Bragg peak of CATANA with the mini-TEPC and with the Bridge microdosimeter. The frequency and dose distributions of lineal energy were compared and the different contributions to the spectra were analysed, discussing the effects of different site sizes and chord length distributions. The shape of the lineal energy distributions measured with the two detectors are markedly different, due to the different water-equivalent sizes of the sensitive volumes: 0.85 μm for the TEPC and 17.3 μm for the silicon detector. When the Loncol's biological weighting function is applied to calculate the microdosimetric assessment of the RBE, both detectors lead to results that are consistent with biological survival data for glioma U87 cells. Both the mini-TEPC and the MicroPlus-Bridge detector can be used to assess the RBE variation of a 62 MeV modulated proton beam along its penetration depth. The microdosimetric assessment of the RBE based on the Loncol's weighting function is in good agreement with radiobiological results when the 10% biological uncertainty is taken into account.
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- INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, viale dell'Università 2 35020 Legnaro, Italy
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Petringa G, Pandola L, Agosteo S, Catalano R, Colautti P, Conte V, Cuttone G, Fan K, Mei Z, Rosenfeld A, Selva A, Cirrone GAP. Monte Carlo implementation of new algorithms for the evaluation of averaged-dose and -track linear energy transfers in 62 MeV clinical proton beams. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 65:235043. [DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/abaeb9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Verona C, Cirrone GAP, Magrin G, Marinelli M, Palomba S, Petringa G, Rinati GV. Microdosimetric measurements of a monoenergetic and modulated Bragg Peaks of 62 MeV therapeutic proton beam with a synthetic single crystal diamond microdosimeter. Med Phys 2020; 47:5791-5801. [DOI: 10.1002/mp.14466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Revised: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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- C. Verona
- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale Universita di Roma “Tor Vergata” via del Politecnico 1 Roma00133 Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Sud via Santa Sofia 62 Catania Italy
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- MedAustron Ion Therapy Center Marie Curie‐Strasse 5 Wiener NeustadtA‐2700 Austria
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale Universita di Roma “Tor Vergata” via del Politecnico 1 Roma00133 Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale Universita di Roma “Tor Vergata” via del Politecnico 1 Roma00133 Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Sud via Santa Sofia 62 Catania Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale Universita di Roma “Tor Vergata” via del Politecnico 1 Roma00133 Italy
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Colautti P, Bianchi A, Selva A, Bortot D, Mazzucconi D, Pola A, Agosteo S, Petringa G, Cirrone G, Conte V. Therapeutic proton beams: LET, RBE and microdosimetric spectra with gas and silicon detectors. RADIAT MEAS 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2020.106386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Bianchi A, Selva A, Colautti P, Bortot D, Mazzucconi D, Pola A, Agosteo S, Petringa G, Cirrone G, Reniers B, Parisi A, Struelens L, Vanhavere F, Conte V. Microdosimetry with a sealed mini-TEPC and a silicon telescope at a clinical proton SOBP of CATANA. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2020.108730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Catalano R, Petringa G, Cuttone G, Bonanno V, Chiappara D, Musumeci M, Puglia S, Stella G, Scifoni E, Tommasino F, Cirrone G. Transversal dose profile reconstruction for clinical proton beams: A detectors inter-comparison. Phys Med 2020; 70:133-138. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2020.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2019] [Revised: 01/04/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Guida F, Barbato A, Ciocca M, Schwarz M, Lorentini S, Mastella E, Cirrone GAP, Petringa G, Liotta M, Tarabelli De Fatis P, Masi M, Mettivier G, Russo P. Dose intercomparison at Italian hadrontherapy centers. Phys Med 2019; 68:83-87. [PMID: 31765885 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2019.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2019] [Revised: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 11/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To perform the first dosimetric intercomparison for proton beams in Italy using ionization chambers, according to the IAEA TRS-398 code of practice. METHODS Measurement sites included: National Center for Oncological Hadron Therapy (CNAO, Pavia), Center for Proton Therapy (CTP, Trento) and Center for Hadron Therapy and for advanced Nuclear Applications (CATANA, Catania). For comparison we also included a 6 MV photon beam produced at Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri (ICSM, Pavia). For proton beams, both single pseudo-monoenergetic layers (in order to obtain a planned dose of 2 Gy at the reference depth of 2 cm in a water phantom) and Spread-out Bragg peaks (SOBP) have been delivered. Measurements were performed with a PTW Farmer 30010-1 and a PTW Advanced Markus type 34,045 ionization chamber. RESULTS Data obtained at CATANA, CNAO and CPT in terms of absorbed dose to water depth show good consistency within the experimental uncertainties, with a weighted mean of 1.99 ± 0.01 Gy and a standard error of 0.003 Gy, with reference to a nominal dose of 2 Gy as designed by the treatment planning system. CONCLUSIONS The results showed a standard deviation of less than 1% for single layer and SOBP beams, for all chambers and a percent deviation less than 1.5% for single layer measurements. The weighted means of the absorbed doses for clinical proton beams (118.19 MeV and 173.61 MeV) are consistent within less than 1%. These results agree within the 1.5% difference considered acceptable for national dose intercomparison.
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- F Guida
- Università di Napoli Federico II, Dipartimento di Fisica "Ettore Pancini", Napoli, Italy; INFN Sezione di Napoli, Napoli, Italy
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- Università di Napoli Federico II, Dipartimento di Fisica "Ettore Pancini", Napoli, Italy; INFN Sezione di Napoli, Napoli, Italy
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- Centro di Protonterapia, APSS, Trento, Italy
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- Centro di Protonterapia, APSS, Trento, Italy
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- INFN-LNS, Catania, Italy; Università di Catania, Dipartimento di Fisica ed Astronomia, Catania, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Pavia, Italy
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- Università di Napoli Federico II, Dipartimento di Fisica "Ettore Pancini", Napoli, Italy; INFN Sezione di Napoli, Napoli, Italy
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- Università di Napoli Federico II, Dipartimento di Fisica "Ettore Pancini", Napoli, Italy; INFN Sezione di Napoli, Napoli, Italy.
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- Università di Napoli Federico II, Dipartimento di Fisica "Ettore Pancini", Napoli, Italy; INFN Sezione di Napoli, Napoli, Italy
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Milluzzo G, Scuderi V, Alejo A, Amico AG, Booth N, Borghesi M, Cirrone GAP, Cuttone G, Doria D, Green J, Kar S, Korn G, Larosa G, Leanza R, Margarone D, Martin P, McKenna P, Petringa G, Pipek J, Romagnani L, Romano F, Russo A, Schillaci F. A new energy spectrum reconstruction method for time-of-flight diagnostics of high-energy laser-driven protons. Rev Sci Instrum 2019; 90:083303. [PMID: 31472608 DOI: 10.1063/1.5082746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The Time-of-Flight (TOF) technique coupled with semiconductorlike detectors, as silicon carbide and diamond, is one of the most promising diagnostic methods for high-energy, high repetition rate, laser-accelerated ions allowing a full on-line beam spectral characterization. A new analysis method for reconstructing the energy spectrum of high-energy laser-driven ion beams from TOF signals is hereby presented and discussed. The proposed method takes into account the detector's working principle, through the accurate calculation of the energy loss in the detector active layer, using Monte Carlo simulations. The analysis method was validated against well-established diagnostics, such as the Thomson parabola spectrometer, during an experimental campaign carried out at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (UK) with the high-energy laser-driven protons accelerated by the VULCAN Petawatt laser.
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- G Milluzzo
- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS-INFN), Via S Sofia 62, Catania 95123, Italy
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS-INFN), Via S Sofia 62, Catania 95123, Italy
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- Central Laser Facility, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS-INFN), Via S Sofia 62, Catania 95123, Italy
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- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS-INFN), Via S Sofia 62, Catania 95123, Italy
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Central Laser Facility, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Physics ASCR, v.v.i. (FZU), ELI-Beamlines Project, 18221 Prague, Czech Republic
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- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS-INFN), Via S Sofia 62, Catania 95123, Italy
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- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS-INFN), Via S Sofia 62, Catania 95123, Italy
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- Institute of Physics ASCR, v.v.i. (FZU), ELI-Beamlines Project, 18221 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, SUPA, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0NG, United Kingdom
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- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS-INFN), Via S Sofia 62, Catania 95123, Italy
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- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS-INFN), Via S Sofia 62, Catania 95123, Italy
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS-INFN), Via S Sofia 62, Catania 95123, Italy
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- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS-INFN), Via S Sofia 62, Catania 95123, Italy
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- Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Catania, Via S Sofia 64, Catania 95123, Italy
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Conte V, Bianchi A, Selva A, Petringa G, Cirrone GAP, Parisi A, Vanhavere F, Colautti P. Microdosimetry at the CATANA 62 MeV proton beam with a sealed miniaturized TEPC. Phys Med 2019; 64:114-122. [PMID: 31515010 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2019.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2019] [Revised: 06/13/2019] [Accepted: 06/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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A new mini-TEPC with cylindrical sensitive volume of 0.9 mm in diameter and height, and with external diameter of 2.7 mm, has been developed to work without gas flow. With such a mini counter we have measured the physical quality of the 62 MeV therapeutic proton beam of CATANA (Catania, Italy). Measurements were performed at six precise positions along the Spread-Out Bragg Peak (SOBP): 1.4, 19.4, 24.6, 29.0, 29.7 and 30.8 mm, corresponding to positions of clinical relevance (entrance, proximal, central, and distal-edge of the SOBP) or of high lineal energy transfer (LET) increment (distal-dose drop off). Without refilling the microdosimeter with new gas, the measurements were repeated at the same positions 4 months later, in order to study the stability of the response in sealed-mode operation. From the microdosimetric spectra the frequency-mean lineal energy y-F and the dose-mean lineal energy y-D were derived and compared with average LET values calculated by means of Geant4 simulations. The comparison points out, in particular, a good agreement between microdosimetric y-D and the total dose-average LET¯d, which is the average LET of the mixed radiation field, including the contribution by nuclear reactions.
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- V Conte
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, viale dell'Università 2, 35020 Legnaro, Italy.
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- INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, viale dell'Università 2, 35020 Legnaro, Italy; Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, SCK·CEN, Boeretang 200, 2400 Mol, Belgium; UHasselt, Faculty of Engineering Technology, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Nuclear Technology Center, Agoralaan, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, viale dell'Università 2, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
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- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, via S. Sofia 62, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, via S. Sofia 62, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, SCK·CEN, Boeretang 200, 2400 Mol, Belgium
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- Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, SCK·CEN, Boeretang 200, 2400 Mol, Belgium
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- INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, viale dell'Università 2, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
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Mazzucconi D, Bortot D, Agosteo S, Pola A, Pasquato S, Fazzi A, Colautti P, Conte V, Petringa G, Amico A, Cirrone GAP. MICRODOSIMETRY AT NANOMETRIC SCALE WITH AN AVALANCHE-CONFINEMENT TEPC: RESPONSE AGAINST A HELIUM ION BEAM. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2019; 183:177-181. [PMID: 30535177 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncy230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2018] [Accepted: 11/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The tissue-equivalent proportional counter (TEPC) is the most accurate device for measuring the microdosimetric properties of a particle beam but, since the lower operation limit of common TEPCs is ~0.3 μm, no detailed information on the track structure of the impinging particles can be obtained. The pattern of particle interactions at the nanometric level is measured directly by only three different nanodosimeters worldwide: practical instruments are not yet available. In order to partially fill the gap between microdosimetry and track-nanodosimetry, a low-pressure avalanche-confinement TEPC was designed and constructed for simulating tissue-equivalent sites down to the nanometric region. The present paper aims at describing the response of this TEPC in the range 0.3 μm-25 nm to a 62 MeV/n 4He ion beam. The experimental results, for depths near the Bragg peak, show good agreement with FLUKA simulations and suggest that, for smaller depths, the distribution is highly influenced by secondary electrons.
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- D Mazzucconi
- Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Energia, via La Masa 34, Milano, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Milano, via Celoria 16, Milano, Italy
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- Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Energia, via La Masa 34, Milano, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Milano, via Celoria 16, Milano, Italy
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- Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Energia, via La Masa 34, Milano, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Milano, via Celoria 16, Milano, Italy
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- Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Energia, via La Masa 34, Milano, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Milano, via Celoria 16, Milano, Italy
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- Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Energia, via La Masa 34, Milano, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Milano, via Celoria 16, Milano, Italy
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- Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Energia, via La Masa 34, Milano, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Milano, via Celoria 16, Milano, Italy
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- INFN, Laboratori di Legnaro, viale dell'Università 2, Legnaro (Padova), Italy
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- INFN, Laboratori di Legnaro, viale dell'Università 2, Legnaro (Padova), Italy
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- INFN, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, via Santa Sofia 62, Catania, Italy
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- INFN, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, via Santa Sofia 62, Catania, Italy
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- INFN, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, via Santa Sofia 62, Catania, Italy
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Tommasino F, Rovituso M, Lorentini S, La Tessa C, Petringa G, Cirrone P, Romano F, Scifoni E, Schwarz M, Durante M. STUDY FOR A PASSIVE SCATTERING LINE DEDICATED TO RADIOBIOLOGY EXPERIMENTS AT THE TRENTO PROTON THERAPY CENTER. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2019; 183:274-279. [PMID: 30535406 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncy238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The recent worldwide spread of Proton Therapy centers paves the way to new opportunities for basic and applied research related to the use of accelerated proton beams. Clinical centers make use of proton beam energies up to about 230 MeV. This represents an interesting energy range for a large spectrum of applications, including detector testing, radiation shielding and space research. Additionally, radiobiology research might benefit for a larger availability of proton beams, especially in those centers where a room dedicated to research activities also exists. Here, we describe the initial activities for the setup of a radiobiology irradiation facility at the Trento Proton Therapy Center. Data referring to the characterization of the beam in air are essential to that purpose and will be presented. A basic setup for large field irradiation will be also proposed, which is needed for the majority of in vitro and in vivo radiobiology experiments.
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- F Tommasino
- Department of Physics, University of Trento, Povo, Italy
- Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications (TIFPA), National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), Povo, Italy
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- Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications (TIFPA), National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), Povo, Italy
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- Protontherapy Department, Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari (APSS), Trento, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Trento, Povo, Italy
- Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications (TIFPA), National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), Povo, Italy
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- Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), Catania, Italy
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- Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), Catania, Italy
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- Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), Catania, Italy
- National Physics Laboratory, Acoustic and Ionizing Radiation Division, Middlesex, United Kingdom
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- Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications (TIFPA), National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), Povo, Italy
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- Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications (TIFPA), National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), Povo, Italy
- Protontherapy Department, Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari (APSS), Trento, Italy
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- Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications (TIFPA), National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), Povo, Italy
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Petringa G, Romano F, Manti L, Pandola L, Attili A, Cammarata F, Cuttone G, Forte G, Manganaro L, Pipek J, Pisciotta P, Russo G, Cirrone GAP. Radiobiological quantities in proton-therapy: Estimation and validation using Geant4-based Monte Carlo simulations. Phys Med 2019; 58:72-80. [PMID: 30824153 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2019.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2018] [Revised: 01/30/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The Geant4 Monte Carlo simulation toolkit was used to reproduce radiobiological parameters measured by irradiating three different cancerous cell lines with monochromatic and clinical proton beams. METHODS The experimental set-up adopted for irradiations was fully simulated with a dedicated open-source Geant4 application. Cells survival fractions was calculated coupling the Geant4 simulations with two analytical radiobiological models: one based on the LEM (Local Effect Model) approach and the other on a semi-empirical parameterisation. Results was evaluated and compared with experimental data. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS The results demonstrated the Geant4 ability to reproduce radiobiological quantities for different cell lines.
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- G Petringa
- INFN-LNS. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare - Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Via S. Sofia 62, 95123 Catania, Italy; Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Universitá degli Studi di Catania, Via S. Sofia 64, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- INFN-LNS. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare - Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Via S. Sofia 62, 95123 Catania, Italy; National Physical Laboratory, Acoustic and Ionizing Radiation Division, Teddington TW11 0LW, Middlesex, UK
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- Dipartimento di Fisica E. Pancini, Universitá degli Studi Federico II di Napoli, Via Cinthia, I-80126 Napoli, Italy; INFN-NA, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di M. S. Angelo, Via Cintia, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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- INFN-LNS. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare - Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Via S. Sofia 62, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- INFN-TO, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- INFN-LNS. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare - Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Via S. Sofia 62, 95123 Catania, Italy; IBFM-CNR, Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology - National Research Council, Cefalù, PA, Italy
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- INFN-LNS. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare - Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Via S. Sofia 62, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- INFN-LNS. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare - Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Via S. Sofia 62, 95123 Catania, Italy; IBFM-CNR, Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology - National Research Council, Cefalù, PA, Italy
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- INFN-TO, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- ELI-Beamline Project, Inst. Physics, ASCR, PALS Center, Prague, Czech Republic
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- INFN-LNS. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare - Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Via S. Sofia 62, 95123 Catania, Italy; Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Universitá degli Studi di Catania, Via S. Sofia 64, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- INFN-LNS. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare - Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Via S. Sofia 62, 95123 Catania, Italy; IBFM-CNR, Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology - National Research Council, Cefalù, PA, Italy
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- INFN-LNS. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare - Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Via S. Sofia 62, 95123 Catania, Italy; ELI-Beamline Project, Inst. Physics, ASCR, PALS Center, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Milluzzo G, Pipek J, Amico AG, Cirrone GAP, Cuttone G, Korn G, Larosa G, Leanza R, Margarone D, Petringa G, Russo A, Schillaci F, Scuderi V, Romano F. Transversal dose distribution optimization for laser-accelerated proton beam medical applications by means of Geant4. Phys Med 2018; 54:166-172. [PMID: 30076107 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2018.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Revised: 07/03/2018] [Accepted: 07/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The main purpose of this paper is to quantitatively study the possibility of delivering dose distributions of clinical relevance with laser-driven proton beams. A Monte Carlo application has been developed with the Geant4 toolkit, simulating the ELIMED (MEDical and multidisciplinary application at ELI-Beamlines) transport and dosimetry beam line which is being currently installed at the ELI-Beamlines in Prague (CZ). The beam line will be used to perform irradiations for multidisciplinary studies, with the purpose of demonstrating the possible use of optically accelerated ion beams for therapeutic purposes. The ELIMED Geant4-based application, already validated against reference transport codes, accurately simulates each single element of the beam line, necessary to collect the accelerated beams and to select them in energy. Transversal dose distributions at the irradiation point have been studied and optimized to try to quantitatively answer the question if such kind of beam lines, and specifically the systems developed for ELIMED in Prague, will be actually able to transport ion beams not only for multidisciplinary applications, such as pitcher-catcher nuclear reactions (e.g. neutrons), PIXE analysis for cultural heritage and space radiation, but also for delivering dose patterns of clinical relevance in a future perspective of possible medical applications.
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- G Milluzzo
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Via Santa Sofia 62, Catania, Italy; School of Mathematics and Physics, Queens University Belfast, United Kingdom; Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 64, Catania, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Via Santa Sofia 62, Catania, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Via Santa Sofia 62, Catania, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Via Santa Sofia 62, Catania, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Via Santa Sofia 62, Catania, Italy
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- Institute of Physics ASCR, v.v.i (FZU), ELI-Beamlines Project, 182 21 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Via Santa Sofia 62, Catania, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Via Santa Sofia 62, Catania, Italy; Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 64, Catania, Italy
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- Institute of Physics ASCR, v.v.i (FZU), ELI-Beamlines Project, 182 21 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Via Santa Sofia 62, Catania, Italy; Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 64, Catania, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Via Santa Sofia 62, Catania, Italy
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- Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 64, Catania, Italy; Institute of Physics ASCR, v.v.i (FZU), ELI-Beamlines Project, 182 21 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physics ASCR, v.v.i (FZU), ELI-Beamlines Project, 182 21 Prague, Czech Republic; Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Via Santa Sofia 62, Catania, Italy
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- National Physical Laboratory, CMES - Medical Radiation Science Hampton Road, Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 0LW UK; Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Via Santa Sofia 62, Catania, Italy.
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Cirrone GAP, Manti L, Margarone D, Petringa G, Giuffrida L, Minopoli A, Picciotto A, Russo G, Cammarata F, Pisciotta P, Perozziello FM, Romano F, Marchese V, Milluzzo G, Scuderi V, Cuttone G, Korn G. First experimental proof of Proton Boron Capture Therapy (PBCT) to enhance protontherapy effectiveness. Sci Rep 2018; 8:1141. [PMID: 29348437 PMCID: PMC5773549 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-19258-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2017] [Accepted: 12/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Protontherapy is hadrontherapy's fastest-growing modality and a pillar in the battle against cancer. Hadrontherapy's superiority lies in its inverted depth-dose profile, hence tumour-confined irradiation. Protons, however, lack distinct radiobiological advantages over photons or electrons. Higher LET (Linear Energy Transfer) 12C-ions can overcome cancer radioresistance: DNA lesion complexity increases with LET, resulting in efficient cell killing, i.e. higher Relative Biological Effectiveness (RBE). However, economic and radiobiological issues hamper 12C-ion clinical amenability. Thus, enhancing proton RBE is desirable. To this end, we exploited the p + 11B → 3α reaction to generate high-LET alpha particles with a clinical proton beam. To maximize the reaction rate, we used sodium borocaptate (BSH) with natural boron content. Boron-Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) uses 10B-enriched BSH for neutron irradiation-triggered alpha particles. We recorded significantly increased cellular lethality and chromosome aberration complexity. A strategy combining protontherapy's ballistic precision with the higher RBE promised by BNCT and 12C-ion therapy is thus demonstrated.
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- G A P Cirrone
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare- Laboratori Nazionali dei Sud, via S. Sofia, 62, Catania, Italy.
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- Physics Department, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
- INFN Naples Section, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, Via Cintia, Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Physics ASCR, v.v.i. (FZU), ELI-Beamlines Project, Na Slovance 2, Prague, 18221, Czech Republic
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare- Laboratori Nazionali dei Sud, via S. Sofia, 62, Catania, Italy
- Physics Department, University of Catania, via S. Sofia, 64, Catania, Italy
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- Institute of Physics ASCR, v.v.i. (FZU), ELI-Beamlines Project, Na Slovance 2, Prague, 18221, Czech Republic
| | - A Minopoli
- Physics Department, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Micro-Nano Facility, Via Sommarive 18, 38123, Povo-Trento, Italy
| | - G Russo
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare- Laboratori Nazionali dei Sud, via S. Sofia, 62, Catania, Italy
- Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology - National Research Council - (IBFM-CNR), Cefalù, (PA), Italy
| | - F Cammarata
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare- Laboratori Nazionali dei Sud, via S. Sofia, 62, Catania, Italy
- Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology - National Research Council - (IBFM-CNR), Cefalù, (PA), Italy
| | - P Pisciotta
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare- Laboratori Nazionali dei Sud, via S. Sofia, 62, Catania, Italy
- Physics Department, University of Catania, via S. Sofia, 64, Catania, Italy
| | - F M Perozziello
- Physics Department, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
- INFN Naples Section, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, Via Cintia, Naples, Italy
| | - F Romano
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare- Laboratori Nazionali dei Sud, via S. Sofia, 62, Catania, Italy
- National Physical Laboratory, Acoustic and Ionizing Radiation Division, Teddington, TW11 0LW, Middlesex, United Kingdom
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare- Laboratori Nazionali dei Sud, via S. Sofia, 62, Catania, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare- Laboratori Nazionali dei Sud, via S. Sofia, 62, Catania, Italy
- Physics Department, University of Catania, via S. Sofia, 64, Catania, Italy
| | - V Scuderi
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare- Laboratori Nazionali dei Sud, via S. Sofia, 62, Catania, Italy
- Institute of Physics ASCR, v.v.i. (FZU), ELI-Beamlines Project, Na Slovance 2, Prague, 18221, Czech Republic
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare- Laboratori Nazionali dei Sud, via S. Sofia, 62, Catania, Italy
| | - G Korn
- Institute of Physics ASCR, v.v.i. (FZU), ELI-Beamlines Project, Na Slovance 2, Prague, 18221, Czech Republic
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Merchant A, Newall M, Guatelli S, Petasecca M, Lerch M, Perevertaylo V, Milluzzo G, Petringa G, Romano F, Cirrone G, Cuttone G, Jackson M, Rosenfeld A. Feasibility study of a novel multi-strip silicon detector for use in proton therapy range verification quality assurance. RADIAT MEAS 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2017.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Manna R, Cirrone G, Cuttone G, Romano F, Scuderi V, Amico A, Candiano G, Larosa G, Leanza R, Marchese V, Milluzzo G, Petringa G, Pipek J, Schillaci F, Amato N, Gallo G, Allegra L. Study on the dosimetry of laser accelerated beams for future clinical applications. Phys Med 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2016.01.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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