Performance improvement tests of MACACO: A Compton telescope based on continuous crystals and SiPMs

被引：16

作者：

Barrio, J. ^{[1
]}

Etxebeste, A. ^{[1
]}

Granado, L. ^{[1
]}

Munoz, E. ^{[1
]}

Oliver, J. F. ^{[1
]}

Ros, A. ^{[1
]}

Roser, J. ^{[1
]}

Solaz, C. ^{[1
]}

Llosa, G. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UVEG, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, Valencia, Spain

来源：

NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT | 2018年 / 912卷

基金：

欧盟第七框架计划;

关键词：

SiPMs; Continuous crystals; Medical applications; SPECT; Hadron therapy; Compton imaging; ION-BEAM THERAPY; PROTON-BEAMS; POSITION; CAMERA;

D O I：

10.1016/j.nima.2017.10.033

中图分类号：

TH7 [仪器、仪表];

学科分类号：

0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;

摘要：

The IRIS group of IFIC-Valencia is developing a Compton telescope for treatment monitoring in hadron therapy. The system is composed of three detector layers, each of them consisting of a monolithic LaBr3 scintillator crystal coupled to Silicon Photomultiplier (SiPM) arrays. A first version of the prototype was developed within the European project ENVISION. Tests with point-like sources and in-beam were carried out with successful results, demonstrating the feasibility of the proposed technology. The limitations of the system were also identified. A new version of the prototype is under development with the aim of improving the performance of the telescope detector planes. To this end, the initial tests of a detector plane based on a new SiPM array have been carried out. The first characterization, coincidence and imaging tests with this new version of the detector plane are presented. In addition, the suitability of CeBr3 scintillator crystals for this application is being investigated. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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