scholarly journals Monoenergetic proton beam accelerated by single reflection mechanism only during hole-boring stage

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenpeng Wang ◽  
Cheng Jiang ◽  
Shasha Li ◽  
Hao Dong ◽  
Baifei Shen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Proton Beam ◽  
Radiation Pressure ◽  
Proton Therapy ◽  
Beam Quality ◽  
Acceleration Process ◽  
Carbon Ions ◽  
Triple Layer ◽  
Rear Part ◽  
Beam Instabilities ◽  
Sharp Front

Multidimensional instabilities always develop with time during the process of radiation pressure acceleration, and are detrimental to the generation of monoenergetic proton beams. In this paper, a sharp-front laser is proposed to irradiate a triple-layer target (the proton layer is set between two carbon ion layers) and studied in theory and simulations. It is found that the thin proton layer can be accelerated once to hundreds of MeV with monoenergetic spectra only during the hole-boring (HB) stage. The carbon ions move behind the proton layer in the light-sail (LS) stage, which can shield any further interaction between the rear part of the laser and the proton layer. In this way, proton beam instabilities can be reduced to a certain extent during the entire acceleration process. It is hoped such a mechanism can provide a feasible way to improve the beam quality for proton therapy and other applications.

scholarly journals Improvement of proton beam quality by an optimized dragging field generated by the ultraintense laser interactions with a complex double-layer target

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 562-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. J. Wu ◽  
L. Q. Shan ◽  
W. M. Zhou ◽  
T. Duan ◽  
Y. L. Ji ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Proton Beam ◽  
Double Layer ◽  
Beam Quality ◽  
Average Energy ◽  
Thin Foil ◽  
Pure Hydrogen ◽  
Carbon Ions ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Particle In Cell ◽  
Underdense Plasma

AbstractA scheme for the improvement of proton beam quality by the optimized dragging field from the interaction of ultraintense laser pulse with a complex double-layer target is proposed and demonstrated by one-dimensional particle-in-cell (Opic1D) simulations. The complex double-layer target consists of an overdense proton thin foil followed by a mixed hydrocarbon (CH) underdense plasma. Because of the existence of carbon ions, the dragging field in the mixed CH underdense plasma becomes stronger and flatter in the location of the proton beam than that in a pure hydrogen (H) underdense plasma. The optimized dragging field can keep trapping and accelerating protons in the mixed CH underdense target to high quality. Consequently, the energy spread of the proton beam in the mixed CH underdense plasma can be greatly reduced down to 2.6% and average energy of protons can reach to 9 GeV with circularly polarized lasers at intensities 2.74 × 1022 W/cm2.

Applications of a novel detector for pencil beam scanning proton therapy beam quality assurance

2021 ◽  
pp. 2140041
Author(s):  
Pei-Ying Yang ◽  
Yang-Wei Hsieh ◽  
Chen-Lin Kang ◽  
Chin-Dar Tseng ◽  
Chih-Hsueh Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Proton Therapy ◽  
Beam Quality ◽  
Beam Width ◽  
Scanning Speed ◽  
Spot Size ◽  
Pencil Beam ◽  
Beam Position ◽  
The Cross ◽  
One Year

This study utilized a new type of detector, the CROSS II (Liverage Biomedical Inc., Taiwan), to perform a beam quality assurance (QA) procedure on a Sumitomo (Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Inc., Japan) pencil beam linear scanning proton therapy machine. The Cross II can monitor proton Pristine Bragg peak range, beam width, beam size, beam position, and scanning speed. All the data presented here were collected during a time span of over one year. The accuracy of the QA program could be verified if all the QA items were tested stably and within the programmed tolerances. Our results showed that the proton range remained within the [Formula: see text] mm tolerance, with the majority of measurements within [Formula: see text] mm, [Formula: see text] mm for spot size, 1.5 mm for spot position, and [Formula: see text]% for scanning speed. We found that the CROSS II detector is in high precise and steady state with highly efficient. Our proton therapy system was also proven to be in an accurate and reliable condition according to our QA results.

TOPAS Monte Carlo model of MD anderson scanning proton beam for simulation studies in proton therapy

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 037001 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Hartman ◽  
X Zhang ◽  
X R Zhu ◽  
S J Frank ◽  
J J W Lagendijk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Proton Beam ◽  
Proton Therapy ◽  
Monte Carlo Model ◽  
Simulation Studies ◽  
Md Anderson

SU-E-T-491: A FLUKA Monte Carlo Computational Model of a Scanning Proton Beam Therapy Nozzle at IU Proton Therapy Center

2012 ◽  
Vol 39 (6Part17) ◽  
pp. 3818-3818 ◽  
Author(s):  
V Moskvin ◽  
C Cheng ◽  
V Anferov ◽  
D Nichiporov ◽  
Q Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Computational Model ◽  
Proton Beam ◽  
Proton Therapy ◽  
Proton Beam Therapy ◽  
Therapy Center

scholarly journals Analysis and Design of an Energy Verification System for SC200 Proton Therapy Facility

Electronics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 541 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pengyu Wang ◽  
Jinxing Zheng ◽  
Yuntao Song ◽  
Wuquan Zhang ◽  
Ming Wang
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Proton Beam ◽  
Proton Therapy ◽  
Hall Probe ◽  
Selection System ◽  
Maximum Width ◽  
Verification Method ◽  
Analysis And Design ◽  
Proton Beam Energy ◽  
Proton Therapy Facility

The purpose of this study is to provide an energy verification method for the nozzle of the SC200 proton therapy facility to ensure safe redundancy of treatment. This paper first introduces the composition of the energy selection system of the SC200 proton therapy facility. Secondly, according to IEC60601 standard, the energy verification requirement that correspond to 1 mm error in water is presented. The allowable difference between the measured magnetic field and the reference are calculated based on the energy verification requirements to select the field resolution of the Hall probe. To ensure accuracy and stability, two Hall probes are mounted on the dipole to monitor the magnetic field strength to verify the proton beam energy in real time. In addition, the test results of the residual field of the dipole show that the probe system meets the accuracy requirements of energy verification. Furthermore, the maximum width of the slit of the energy selection system in accordance with the IEC standard at the corresponding energy is calculated and compared with the actual position of the movable slit to verify the momentum divergence of the proton beam. Finally, we present an energy verification method.

Proton beam radiotherapy for uveal melanoma: Results of Curie Institut–Orsay Proton Therapy Center (ICPO)

2006 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 780-787 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rémi Dendale ◽  
Livia Lumbroso-Le Rouic ◽  
Georges Noel ◽  
Loïc Feuvret ◽  
Christine Levy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Proton Beam ◽  
Uveal Melanoma ◽  
Proton Therapy ◽  
Proton Beam Radiotherapy ◽  
Therapy Center

scholarly journals PO-0907 Gafchromic EBT3 film for absolute dosimetry in proton therapy based on averaging of beam quality

2019 ◽  
Vol 133 ◽  
pp. S482-S483 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Resch ◽  
P. Heyes ◽  
H. Fuchs ◽  
D. Georg ◽  
P. Hugo
Keyword(s):  
Proton Therapy ◽  
Beam Quality

Use of a two-dimensional ionization chamber array for proton therapy beam quality assurance

2008 ◽  
Vol 35 (9) ◽  
pp. 3889-3894 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bijan Arjomandy ◽  
Narayan Sahoo ◽  
Xiaoning Ding ◽  
Michael Gillin
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Proton Therapy ◽  
Ionization Chamber ◽  
Beam Quality ◽  
Two Dimensional
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