GEANT4 simulation of a new range verification method using delayed gamma spectroscopy of a Mo-92 marker
@article{Kasanda2020GEANT4SO, title={GEANT4 simulation of a new range verification method using delayed gamma spectroscopy of a Mo-92 marker}, author={Eva Kasanda and C Burbadge and Vinzenz Bildstein and J. Turko and Artemis Spyrou and Cornelia Hohr and D. Mucher}, journal={arXiv: Medical Physics}, year={2020} }
In this work, we propose a novel technique for in-vivo proton therapy range verification. This technique makes use of a small hadron tumour marker, $^{92}$Mo, implanted at a short known distance from the clinical treatment volume. Signals emitted from the marker during treatment can provide a direct measurement of the proton beam energy at the marker's position. Fusion-evaporation reactions between the proton beam and marker nucleus result in the emission of delayed characteristic $\gamma$ rays…
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