15th International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology (ND2022)

Session

Particle Therapy

25 Jul 2022, 11:45

Capitol

Conveners

Particle Therapy

• Shamsu Basunia (LBL)

58. Nuclear fragmentation cross section measurements with the FOOT experiment

Roberto Zarrella (University of Bologna - INFN Bologna)

25/07/2022, 11:45

FOOT (FragmentatiOn Of Target) is an applied nuclear physics experiment with the aim of performing high precision cross section measurements for fragmentation reactions of interest in Hadrontherapy and Radioprotection in Space. An in-depth knowledge of the physical and biological effects caused by nuclear fragments is in fact of great interest for both the improvement of Hadrontherapy...

59. MEASUREMENT OF THE REACTION CROSS SECTIONS OF THE SHORT- AND LONG-LIVED β+ EMITTERS FOR PET RANGE VERIFICATION IN PROTON THERAPY AT CNA, WPE AND HIT

Maria Teresa Rodriguez Gonzalez (University of Sevilla)

25/07/2022, 12:09

In proton therapy, Positron Emission Tomography (PET) range verification, which is based on the detection of the short-lived (online monitoring) or the long-lived (offline monitoring) $\beta^{+}$ emitters produced in the body of the patient, has been proved to be a well-suited technique to monitor the beam range $^{[1]}$. This technique requires the comparison of the observed activity...

61. Reaction cross sections of prompt-gamma and PET radioisotopes for range verification in proton therapy

Victor Valladolid Onecha (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)

25/07/2022, 12:21

Although protontherapy is advantageous over more traditional radiotherapy from the point of view of dose delivery and sparing of organs at risk, its full potential has not been reached yet [1]. A lot of effort is focused on proton range verification techniques to improve dose localization. Several of these techniques profit from the secondary emission induced by protons to identify the proton...

62. Multi-Feature Treatment Verification in Particle Therapy

Dr Toni Kögler (OncoRay – National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology)

25/07/2022, 12:33

Particle therapy is a promising and rapidly developing methodology of modern tumor treatment. In order to reach its full potential, however, it requires detailed verification that the clinical target volume receives the planned dose while sparing surrounding healthy tissues.

Although the applicability of in-beam positron emission tomography and prompt gamma rays has already been demonstrated...

64. Ambient neutron dosimetry in particle therapy facilities

Ariel Tarifeno-Saldivia

25/07/2022, 12:45

Neutrons are a highly penetrating radiation which can dominate the total adsorbed dose by the human body. Therefore, in different kind of facilities, it is essential to monitor neutron dose rates in order to ensure a minimal risk for workers, patients and public. This task is typically achieved by using commercial portable neutron detectors known as ambient neutron dosimeters. However, there...

63. (WITHDRAWN) Nuclear data needs for the new era of Boron Neutron Capture Therapy

Ignacio Porras (Universidad de Granada (ES))

25/07/2022, 12:57

Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) is facing a renaissance with the development of accelerator-based neutron sources in different countries [1,2]. These facilities can be placed in hospitals, overcoming the main barrier in the expansion of this promising therapy, which up to now has been only performed at research reactors. BNCT is the only external radiotherapy option which is selective at...

60. (WITHDRAWN) Monte Carlo simulation of proton transport and nuclear data

Jose Manuel Quesada

Nuclear reaction data are an essential component of Monte Carlo simulation of proton transport. These reactions have a significant influence on the simulated dose distributions (of interest, e.g., in proton therapy), mostly through the release of high-energy gamma rays and nuclear fragments, which contribute to the global particle fluence within the irradiated material. Conversely, Monte Carlo...