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Prall M, Durante M, Berger T, Przybyla B, Graeff C, Lang PM, LaTessa C, Shestov L, Simoniello P, Danly C, Mariam F, Merrill F, Nedrow P, Wilde C, Varentsov D. High-energy proton imaging for biomedical applications. Sci Rep 2016; 6:27651. [PMID: 27282667 PMCID: PMC4901340 DOI: 10.1038/srep27651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2015] [Accepted: 05/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
The charged particle community is looking for techniques exploiting proton interactions instead of X-ray absorption for creating images of human tissue. Due to multiple Coulomb scattering inside the measured object it has shown to be highly non-trivial to achieve sufficient spatial resolution. We present imaging of biological tissue with a proton microscope. This device relies on magnetic optics, distinguishing it from most published proton imaging methods. For these methods reducing the data acquisition time to a clinically acceptable level has turned out to be challenging. In a proton microscope, data acquisition and processing are much simpler. This device even allows imaging in real time. The primary medical application will be image guidance in proton radiosurgery. Proton images demonstrating the potential for this application are presented. Tomographic reconstructions are included to raise awareness of the possibility of high-resolution proton tomography using magneto-optics.
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Affiliation(s)
- M. Prall
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Planckstraße 1, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Planckstraße 1, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
- Technische Universität Darmstadt, Schlossgartenstraße 9, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Lindner Höhe, 51147 Cologne, Germany
| | - B. Przybyla
- Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Lindner Höhe, 51147 Cologne, Germany
| | - C. Graeff
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Planckstraße 1, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
| | - P. M. Lang
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Planckstraße 1, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
- Technische Universität Darmstadt, Schlossgartenstraße 9, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
| | - C. LaTessa
- Brookhaven National Laboratory, P. O. Box 5000, Upton, NY 11973-5000, USA
| | - L. Shestov
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Planckstraße 1, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
- Technische Universität Darmstadt, Schlossgartenstraße 9, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS), Ruth-Moufang-Straße 1, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
| | - P. Simoniello
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Planckstraße 1, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
| | - P. Nedrow
- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
| | - C. Wilde
- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
| | - D. Varentsov
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Planckstraße 1, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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Prall M, Lang PM, LaTessa C, Mariam F, Merrill F, Shestov L, Simoniello P, Varentsov D, Durante M. Towards Proton Therapy and Radiography at FAIR. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/599/1/012041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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