Demonstration of LGADs and Cherenkov Gamma Detectors for Prompt Gamma Timing Proton Therapy Range Verification
The great potential for precision dose delivery with proton therapy remains to be fully exploited, largely due to uncertainties in range that require additional conservative treatment margins. Analysis of time distributions from prompt gamma-ray emissions offers a means to precisely verify the range in real time and shrink treatment margins, thus increasing effectiveness and reducing toxicity. We demonstrate a prototype prompt gamma timing system to detect proton range shifts, based on Low Gain Avalanche Detectors, used to time incoming protons, and Cherenkov detectors, to time the outgoing prompt gammas. With this system, we are able to detect range shifts induced in a PMMA phantom with about 1 mm precision consistently.
Authors
- J. Ellin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5940-1560)
- M. Backfish (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0740-3980)
- Sara St. James (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8081-2433)
- R. Heller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7368-6723)
- Woon‐Seng Choong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3372-2803)
- Gerard Ariño‐Estrada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6411-191X)
- N. Kratochwil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5297-1878)
- L. Rebolo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8643-8714)
- Joshua W. Cates (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5649-8691)
- Eric Prebys
Institutions
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- Huntsman Cancer Institute (US)
- University of California, Davis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences
- Published
- 2024-11-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1109/trpms.2024.3494720
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.26
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- Fermilab