A MONTE-CARLO SIMULATION OF THE POSSIBLE USE OF POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY IN PROTON RADIOTHERAPY

Authors
DELGUERRA A DIDOMENICO G GAMBACCINI M MARZIANI M
Citation
A. Delguerra et al., A MONTE-CARLO SIMULATION OF THE POSSIBLE USE OF POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY IN PROTON RADIOTHERAPY, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 345(2), 1994, pp. 379-384
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Physics, Particles & Fields","Instument & Instrumentation",Spectroscopy
Journal title
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment → ACNP
ISSN journal
01689002
Volume
345
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
379 - 384
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(1994)345:2<379:AMSOTP>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
We have used the Monte Carlo technique to evaluate the applicability o f Positron Emission Tomography to in vivo dosimetry for proton radioth erapy. A fair agreement has been found between Monte Carlo results and experimental data. The simulation shows that PET can be useful especi ally for in vivo Bragg's peak localization.