Microdosimetric investigation at the therapeutic proton beam facility of CATANA

Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2004;110(1-4):681-6. doi: 10.1093/rpd/nch111.

Abstract

Proton beams (62 Mev) are used by the Laboratori Nazionali del Sud of the Italian Institute of Nuclear Physics to treat eye melanoma tumours at the therapeutic facility called CATANA. A cylindrical slim tissue-equivalent proportional counter (TEPC) of 2.7 mm external diameter has been used to compare the radiation quality of two spread-out Bragg peaks (SOBP) at the CATANA proton beam.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Body Burden
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis / instrumentation*
  • Equipment Failure Analysis / methods
  • Humans
  • Italy
  • Linear Energy Transfer
  • Proton Therapy*
  • Radiation Protection / instrumentation*
  • Radiation Protection / methods
  • Radiometry / instrumentation*
  • Radiometry / methods
  • Radiotherapy Dosage
  • Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation*
  • Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted / methods
  • Radiotherapy, Conformal / instrumentation*
  • Radiotherapy, Conformal / methods
  • Relative Biological Effectiveness
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Risk Assessment / methods
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • Protons