A detector system for proton radiography on the gantry of the Paul-Scherrer-Institute

Authors
Pemler, P Besserer, J de Boer, J Dellert, M Gahn, C Moosburger, M Schneider, U Pedroni, E Stauble, H
Citation
P. Pemler et al., A detector system for proton radiography on the gantry of the Paul-Scherrer-Institute, NUCL INST A, 432(2-3), 1999, pp. 483-495
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Spectroscopy /Instrumentation/Analytical Sciences","Instrumentation & Measurement
Journal title
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
ISSN journal
01689002 → ACNP
Volume
432
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
483 - 495
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(19990811)432:2-3<483:ADSFPR>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
A detector system for fast in vivo proton radiography on the proton gantry of the Paul Scherrer Institute was developed. The system, consisting of two scintillating fiber hodoscopes and a range telescope made of plastic scint illator tiles, is capable of detecting position and range of 10(6) protons/ s as single coincidence events. The spatial resolution achieved for the res idual-range images is approximate to 1mm and the density resolution is 0.3% for 200 protons/mm(2). (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.