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Wiki for the proton CT project

Documentation

Documentation on how to install and use the involved software packages, the development workflow, etc.

List of publications from the project.

pCT-WP1-01-Rev2 Detector design specifications (Rev2: Added carrier board thickness recommendations)
pCT-WP1-02-Rev3 Radiation environment and placement of electronics (Rev2: Updated results and assumptions, Rev3: Updated with 1-10cm results) (Please feel free to contact Jarle Rambo Sølie if there are any questions regarding the contents of this document.

Kristian Austreim - MSc - 2015 - Proton computed tomography readout testing and detector design
Ola Grøttvik - MSc - 2017 - Design of High-Speed Digital Readout System for Use in Proton Computed Tomography
Håkon Schaug - MSc - 2017 - Proton Beam Test Of A High Granularity Calorimeter For Proton Computed Tomography
Even Hansen - MSc - 2017 - Charge Diffusion Modelling for a Monolithic Active Pixel Sensor Detector with Application to Proton CT
Helge Pettersen - PhD - 2018 - A Digital Tracking Calorimeter for Proton Computed Tomography
Simon Kristian Huiberts - MSc - 2018 - Characterization of the ALPIDE chip using He ions (Data from Australian Micro beam, cluster size characteristics).
Villiar Nilsen Ekeland - MSc - 2018 - Characterization of the ALPIDE chip using protons (Data from Oslo beam test, cluster size and LET correlation with different bias voltages).
Silje Grimstad - MSc - 2019 - ALPIDE Cluster simulations (Building database of cluster characteristics, simulation of clusters using said database. Position and cluster separation algorithms).
Aleksei Kuleshov - MSc - 2019 - Proton CT monitoring and ALPIDE control (MQTT protocol server, System workflow, GUI implementation).

Pettersen, H.E.S., J. Alme, A. van den Brink, M. Chaar, D. Fehlker, I. Meric, O.H. Odland, et al. Proton Tracking in a High-Granularity Digital Tracking Calorimeter for Proton CT Purposes. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A 860C, 51–61. doi:10.1016/j.nima.2017.02.007.
- Published manuscript: PDF
- Elsevier link: doi:10.1016/j.nima.2017.02.007
- arXiv link: arXiv:1611.02031

Pettersen, H.E.S., Chaar, M., Meric, I., Odland, O.H., Sølie, J., Röhrich, D. Accuracy of parameterized proton range models; a comparison. Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 144 (C): 295-297 (2018). doi:10.1016/j.radphyschem.2017.08.02
- Published manuscript: PDF
- Elsevier link: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2017.08.028
- arXiv link: arXiv:1704.08854

Pettersen, H. E. S., and D. Röhrich. 2017. “Kreftbehandling Med Protonterapi Og Proton CT.” Fra Fysikkens Verden, December 2017.
- Published article: PDF

Pettersen, H.E.S., Meric, I., Odland, O.H., Shafiee, H., Sølie, J., Röhrich, D. Proton Tracking Algorithm for Pixel Based Range Telescopes for Proton Computed Tomography. Revision submitted to Web of Conferences after the "Connecting the Dots" conference.
- Revised manuscript: PDF

Pettersen, Helge Egil Seime, Lennart Volz, Jarle Sølie, Dieter Rohrich, and Joao Seco. A Linear Projection Model to Estimate a Proton’s Position in a Pencil Beam For Single Sided Proton Imaging,. Submitted to Physics in Medicine and Biology.
- Submitted manuscript: PDF

Pettersen, Helge Egil Seime, Johan Alme, Gergely Gabor Barnafoldi, Alba Garcıa-Santos, Ola Grøttvik, Håvard Helstrup, Kristin Fanebust Hetland, Ilker Meric, Odd Harald Odland, Gabor Papp, Thomas Peitzmann, Dieter Röhrich, Joao Seco, Hesam Shafiee, Eivind Vågslid Skjæveland, Ganesh Tambave, Kjetil Ullaland, Monika Varga-Kofarago, Lennart Volz, Boris Wagner and Shiming Yang. Design Optimization of a Pixel Based Range Telescope for Proton Computed Tomography. Submitted to Physica Medica Special Issue: Advances in Geant4 for medicine.
- Submitted manuscript: PDF

J. Sølie, H. E. S. Pettersen, I. Meric, O. H. Odland, H. Helstrup and D. Röhrich: A comparison of longitudinal and lateral range for protons traversing complex media using GATE, MCNP6 and FLUKA Monte Carlo simulations. Rejected by Radiat. Phys. Chem. in conjunction with the IRRMA X conference.
- Preliminary manuscript: PDF
- arXiv link: arXiv:1708.00668

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-* J. Sølie, H. E. S. Pettersen, I. Meric, O. H. Odland, H. Helstrup and D. Röhrich: <b>A comparison of longitudinal and lateral range for protons traversing complex media using GATE, MCNP6 and FLUKA Monte Carlo simulations</b>. Submitted to Radiat. Phys. Chem. in conjunction with the [http://conferences.illinois.edu/irrma2017/ IRRMA X] conference.
+* J. Sølie, H. E. S. Pettersen, I. Meric, O. H. Odland, H. Helstrup and D. Röhrich: <b>A comparison of longitudinal and lateral range for protons traversing complex media using GATE, MCNP6 and FLUKA Monte Carlo simulations</b>. <i>Rejected by Radiat. Phys. Chem. in conjunction with the [http://conferences.illinois.edu/irrma2017/ IRRMA X] conference.</i>
 ** Preliminary manuscript: [[Media: 1708.00668.pdf |PDF]]
 ** arXiv link: [https://arxiv.org/abs/1708.00668  arXiv:1708.00668]