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Documentation on how to install and use the involved software packages, the development workflow, etc.
Publications
List of interesting publications for the project.
From WP1:
- Pettersen, H.E.S., J. Alme, A. van den Brink, M. Chaar, D. Fehlker, I. Meric, O.H. Odland, et al. n.d. 155 “Proton Tracking in a High-Granularity Digital Tracking Calorimeter for Proton CT 156 Purposes.” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, 157 Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. doi:10.1016/j.nima.2017.02.007. [[1]]
- Under construction, by H. Pettersen: Comparison of different calculation methods of proton ranges.
- Under construction, by J. Sølie, I. Meric and H. Pettersen: A comparison of longitudinal and lateral range for protons traversing complex media using GATE, MCNP6 and FLUKA Monte Carlo simulations
Review articles on proton CT
- G. Poludniowski, N.M. Allinson, P.M. Evans, Proton radiography and tomography with application to proton therapy, The British Journal of Radiology. 88 (2015) 20150134. doi:10.1259/bjr.20150134.
- C. Civinini, Tracking for pCT - global status update, (2013).
From PRaVDA
- M. Esposito, T. Anaxagoras, P.M. Evans, S. Green, S. Manolopoulos, J. Nieto-Camero, D.J. Parker, G. Poludniowski, T. Price, C. Waltham, N.M. Allinson, CMOS Active Pixel Sensors as energy-range detectors for proton Computed Tomography, Journal of Instrumentation. 10 (2015) C06001–C06001. doi:10.1088/1748-0221/10/06/C06001.
- M. Esposito, T. Anaxagoras, A. Fant, K. Wells, A. Konstantinidis, J.P.F. Osmond, P.M. Evans, R.D. Speller, N.M. Allinson, DynAMITe: a wafer scale sensor for biomedical applications, Journal of Instrumentation. 6 (2011) C12064–C12064. doi:10.1088/1748-0221/6/12/C12064.
- T. Price, M. Esposito, G. Poludniowski, J. Taylor, C. Waltham, D.J. Parker, S. Green, S. Manolopoulos, N.M. Allinson, T. Anaxagoras, P. Evans, J. Nieto-Camero, Expected proton signal sizes in the PRaVDA Range Telescope for proton Computed Tomography, Journal of Instrumentation. 10 (2015) P05013–P05013. doi:10.1088/1748-0221/10/05/P05013.
- G. Poludniowski, N.M. Allinson, P.M. Evans, Proton computed tomography reconstruction using a backprojection-then-filtering approach, Physics in Medicine and Biology. 59 (2014) 7905–7918. doi:10.1088/0031-9155/59/24/7905.
- G. Poludniowski, N.M. Allinson, T. Anaxagoras, M. Esposito, S. Green, S. Manolopoulos, J. Nieto-Camero, D.J. Parker, T. Price, P.M. Evans, Proton-counting radiography for proton therapy: a proof of principle using CMOS APS technology, Physics in Medicine and Biology. 59 (2014) 2569–2581. doi:10.1088/0031-9155/59/11/2569.
From Lomda Linda
- T. Plautz, V. Bashkirov, V. Feng, F. Hurley, R.P. Johnson, C. Leary, S. Macafee, A. Plumb, V. Rykalin, H.F.-W. Sadrozinski, K. Schubert, R. Schulte, B. Schultze, D. Steinberg, M. Witt, A. Zatserklyaniy, 200 MeV Proton Radiography Studies With a Hand Phantom Using a Prototype Proton CT Scanner, IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging. 33 (2014) 875–881. doi:10.1109/TMI.2013.2297278.
- R. P. Johnson, V. Bashkirov, L. DeWitt, V. Giacometti, R. F. Hurley, P. Piersimoni, T. E. Plautz, H. F. W. Sadrozinski, K. Schubert, R. Schulte, B. Schultze, A. Zatserklyaniy, A Fast Experimental Scanner for Proton CT: Technical Performance and First Experience With Phantom Scans, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 63 (2016) 52–60. doi:10.1109/TNS.2015.2491918.
- R. Schulte, V. Bashkirov, T. Li, Z. Liang, K. Mueller, J. Heimann, L.R. Johnson, B. Keeney, H.-W. Sadrozinski, A. Seiden, others, Conceptual design of a proton computed tomography system for applications in proton radiation therapy, Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on. 51 (2004) 866–872.
- H.-W. Sadrozinski, R.P. Johnson, S. Macafee, A. Plumb, D. Steinberg, A. Zatserklyaniy, V.A. Bashkirov, R.F. Hurley, R.W. Schulte, Development of a head scanner for proton CT, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 699 (2013) 205–210.
- H.-W. Sadrozinski, V. Bashkirov, M. Bruzzi, L.R. Johnson, B. Keeney, G. Ross, R.W. Schulte, A. Seiden, K. Shahnazi, D.C. Williams, others, Issues in proton computed tomography, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 511 (2003) 275–281.
- R.W. Schulte, A.J. Wroe, New developments in treatment planning and verification of particle beam therapy, Translational Cancer Research. 1 (2012) 184–195.
- V.A. Bashkirov, R.W. Schulte, R.F. Hurley, R.P. Johnson, H.F.-W. Sadrozinski, A. Zatserklyaniy, T. Plautz, V. Giacometti, Novel scintillation detector design and performance for proton radiography and computed tomography, Medical Physics. 43 (2016) 664–674. doi:10.1118/1.4939255.
- R.W. Schulte, V. Bashkirov, R. Johnson, H.-W. Sadrozinski, K.E. Schubert, Overview of the LLUMC/UCSC/CSUSB Phase 2 Proton CT Project, Transactions of the American Nuclear Society. 106 (2012) 59.
- R. Johnson, V.A. Bashkirov, V. Giacometti, R.F. Hurley, P. Piersimoni, T. Plautz, Results from a pre-clinical head scanner for proton CT, (2014).
- R.F. Hurley, R.W. Schulte, V.A. Bashkirov, G. Coutrakon, H.-W. Sadrozinski, B. Patyal, The Phase I Proton CT Scanner and Test Beam Results at LLUMC, invited, Transactions of the American Nuclear Society. 106 (2012) 63.
- R.P. Johnson, J. DeWitt, C. Holcomb, S. Macafee, H.F.-W. Sadrozinski, D. Steinberg, Tracker Readout ASIC for Proton Computed Tomography Data Acquisition, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 60 (2013) 3262–3269. doi:10.1109/TNS.2013.2274663.
- R.F. Hurley, R.W. Schulte, V.A. Bashkirov, A.J. Wroe, A. Ghebremedhin, H.F.-W. Sadrozinski, V. Rykalin, G. Coutrakon, P. Koss, B. Patyal, Water-equivalent path length calibration of a prototype proton CT scanner, Medical Physics. 39 (2012) 2438. doi:10.1118/1.3700173.
From the PRIMA project at INFN
- M. Scaringella, M. Bruzzi, M. Bucciolini, M. Carpinelli, G.A.P. Cirrone, C. Civinini, G. Cuttone, D.L. Presti, S. Pallotta, C. Pugliatti, N. Randazzo, F. Romano, V. Sipala, C. Stancampiano, C. Talamonti, E. Vanzi, M. Zani, A proton Computed Tomography based medical imaging system, Journal of Instrumentation. 9 (2014) C12009–C12009. doi:10.1088/1748-0221/9/12/C12009.
- C. Civinini, M. Bruzzi, M. Bucciolini, M. Carpinelli, G.A.P. Cirrone, G. Cuttone, D. Lo Presti, S. Pallotta, C. Pugliatti, N. Randazzo, others, Recent results on the development of a proton computed tomography system, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 732 (2013) 573–576.
- E. Vanzi, M. Bruzzi, M. Bucciolini, G.A.P. Cirrone, C. Civinini, G. Cuttone, D. Lo Presti, S. Pallotta, C. Pugliatti, N. Randazzo, F. Romano, M. Scaringella, V. Sipala, C. Stancampiano, C. Talamonti, M. Zani, The PRIMA collaboration: Preliminary results in FBP reconstruction of pCT data, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 730 (2013) 184–190. doi:10.1016/j.nima.2013.05.193.
- M. Scaringella, M. Brianzi, M. Bruzzi, M. Bucciolini, M. Carpinelli, G.A.P. Cirrone, C. Civinini, G. Cuttone, D. Lo Presti, S. Pallotta, others, The PRIMA (Proton Imaging) collaboration: development of a proton Computed Tomography apparatus, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 730 (2013) 178–183.
- V. Sipala, N. Randazzo, D.L. Presti, C. Stancampiano, M. Bruzzi, M. Bucciolini, S. Pallotta, M. Scaringella, C. Talamonti, M. Tesi, others, Upgrade of the proton Computed Tomography system of the PRIMA project, PoS (RD11). 13 (2011). http://www.researchgate.net/publication/230709286_Upgrade_of_the_proton_Computed_Tomography_system_of_the_PRIMA_project_Speaker/file/9fcfd5034f8b703175.pdf (accessed January 15, 2015).
Historical
- K.M. Hanson, C.A. Taylor, M.A. Paciotti, R.J. Macek, D.B. Laubacher, R.L. Hutson, T.M. Cannon, J.N. Bradbury, Computed tomography using proton energy loss, Physics in Medicine and Biology. 26 (1981) 965.
- M. Urie, M. Goitein, W.R. Holley, G.T. Chen, Degradation of the Bragg peak due to inhomogeneities, Physics in Medicine and Biology. 31 (1986) 1.
- K.M. Hanson, J.N. Bradbury, R.A. Koeppe, R.J. Macek, D.R. Machen, R. Morgado, M.A. Paciotti, S.A. Sandford, V.W. Steward, Proton computed tomography of human specimens, Physics in Medicine and Biology. 27 (1982) 25.
- A.M. Koehler, Proton Radiography, Science. 160 (1968) 303–304.
- M. Gotein, The measurement of tissue heterodensity to guide charged particle radiotherapy, International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biological Physics. 3 (1977) 27–33.
- B. Schaffner, E. Pedroni, The precision of proton range calculations in proton radiotherapy treatment planning: experimental verification of the relation between CT-HU and proton stopping power, Physics in Medicine and Biology. 43 (1998) 1579.
- H.F.-W. Sadrozinski, V. Bashkirov, B. Keeney, L.R. Johnson, S.G. Peggs, G. Ross, T. Satogata, R.W.M. Schulte, A. Seiden, K. Shanazi, D.C. Williams, Toward Proton Computed Tomography, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 51 (2004) 3–9. doi:10.1109/TNS.2003.823044.
On proton CT reconstruction with some novel approaches
- R. Rescigno, C. Bopp, M. Rousseau, D. Brasse, A pencil beam approach to proton computed tomography, Medical Physics. 42 (2015) 6610–6624. doi:10.1118/1.4933422.
- C.T. Quiñones, J.M. Létang, S. Rit, Filtered back-projection reconstruction for attenuation proton CT along most likely paths, Physics in Medicine and Biology. 61 (2016) 3258–3278. doi:10.1088/0031-9155/61/9/3258.
- C. Bopp, J. Colin, D. Cussol, C. Finck, M. Labalme, M. Rousseau, D. Brasse, Proton computed tomography from multiple physics processes, Physics in Medicine and Biology. 58 (2013) 7261–7276. doi:10.1088/0031-9155/58/20/7261.
- M. Bruzzi, N. Blumenkrantz, J. Feldt, J. Heimann, H.F.-W. Sadrozinski, A. Seiden, D.C. Williams, V. Bashkirov, R. Schulte, D. Menichelli, M. Scaringella, G.A.P. Cirrone, G. Cuttone, N. Randazzo, V. Sipala, D. Lo Presti, Prototype Tracking Studies for Proton CT, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 54 (2007) 140–145. doi:10.1109/TNS.2006.889642.
- C. Bopp, R. Rescigno, M. Rousseau, D. Brasse, Quantitative proton imaging from multiple physics processes: a proof of concept, Physics in Medicine and Biology. 60 (2015) 5325–5341. doi:10.1088/0031-9155/60/13/5325.
- C. Bopp, R. Rescigno, M. Rousseau, D. Brasse, The impact of tracking system properties on the most likely path estimation in proton CT, Physics in Medicine and Biology. 59 (2014) N197–N210. doi:10.1088/0031-9155/59/23/N197.
Meetings
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Workshops
Slides from the project workshops
Workpackages
Sections for the different work packages
People
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Links
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