The use of hadron beams, especially proton beams, in cancer radiotherapy has expanded
rapidly in the past two decades. To fully realize the advantages of hadron therapy over …

Proton radiography and tomography have long promised benefit for proton therapy. Their
first suggestion was in the early 1960s and the first published proton radiographs and CT …

Widely used in high-energy and particle physics, gaseous radiation detectors are
undergoing continuous development. The first part of this book provides a solid background …

Silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) are becoming the reference photodetectors in many fields.
In medicine they are slowly replacing photomultiplier tubes and avalanche photodiodes in …

Purpose: Proton computed tomography (pCT) will enable accurate prediction of proton and
ion range in a patient while providing the benefit of lower radiation exposure than in x‐ray …

We describe a new head scanner developed for Proton Computed Tomography (pCT) in
support of proton therapy treatment planning, aiming at reconstructing an accurate map of …

We present a comprehensive analytical comparison of four types of proton imaging set-ups
and, to this end, develop a mathematical framework to calculate the width of the uncertainty …

We present a proof of principle study of proton radiography and proton computed
tomography (pCT) based on time-resolved dose measurements. We used a prototype, two …

Radiation therapy with protons and heavier ions is an attractive form of cancer treatment that
could enhance local control and survival of cancers that are currently difficult to cure and …

High dose gradients are inherent to ion beam therapy. This results in high sensitivity to
discrepancies between planned and delivered dose distributions. Therefore an accurate …