Estimation of proton distribution by means of three-dimensional reconstruction of prompt gamma rays

Min Seok Park; Wonho Lee; Jung Min Kim

doi:10.1063/1.3502612

Estimation of proton distribution by means of three-dimensional reconstruction of prompt gamma rays

Min Seok Park, Wonho Lee, Jung Min Kim

School of Health and Environmental Science

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Abstract

In proton therapy, the dose distribution of proton beams in the human body needs to be measured accurately. The distribution of prompt gamma rays emitted from patients during irradiation is strongly associated with the dose distribution of the proton beam. The (three-dimensional) 3D distribution of the prompt gamma rays detected by a single photon emission computed tomography was simulated using a Monte Carlo method. The 3D distribution of the prompt gamma rays was well matched with the dose distribution of the proton beam and was superior to the (two-dimensional) distribution of the prompt gamma rays detected using a conventional gamma camera.

Original language	English
Article number	153705
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	97
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3502612
Publication status	Published - 2010 Oct 11

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This research was supported by a Korea University Grant and the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MEST) (2010–0018377).

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