Ion Beam Applications S.a.

Technische Universitát Dresden

Helmholtz-zentrum Dresden-rossendorf E.v.

François Vander Stappen

Guntram Pausch

Damien Prieels

Rudi Labarbe

Lucian Hotoiu

Julien Smeets

Guillaume Janssens

Christian Golnik

Julia Pakela

Wei Zou

Wolfgang Enghardt

Boonkeng Kevin Teo

A method for assessing a quality of a beam shaping device includes, establishing with a treatment planning system (TPS) the planned device design of the beam shaping device, manufacturing the beam shaping device according to the planned device design, establishing a CT-scan of the beam shaping device to yield an actual CT-image, determining dimensions and local materials densities from the actual CT-image, determining a calculated dose distribution in the treatment volume (V), and comparing the calculated dose distribution (cDD) with a reference dose distribution (rDD).

Off line quality control of a beam shaping device for radiation therapy

The invention is related to a method for monitoring a range of a particle beam in a target. The method is using gamma detectors for detecting prompt gammas produced in the target. The time differences between the time of detecting a gamma quantum and a time of emission of a particle or a bunch of particles from the radiation device are determined. A statistical distribution of those time difference is used to deduce information related to the range of the beam. The invention is also related to an apparatus for monitoring a range based on measured time profiles of detected prompt gammas.

Method and apparatus for monitoring the range of a particle beam

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