Felix Ulrich-Pur, Thomas Bergauer, Tetyana Galatyuk, Albert Hirtl, Matthias Kausel, Vadym Kedych, Mladen Kis, Yevhen Kozymka, Wilhelm Krüger, Sergey Linev, Jan Michel, Jerzy Pietraszko, Adrian Rost, Christian Joachim Schmidt, Michael Traeger, Michael Traxler
Ion computed tomography (iCT) is an imaging modality for the direct determination of the relative stopping power (RSP) distribution within a patient's body. Usually, this is done by estimating the path and energy loss of ions traversing the scanned volume utilising a tracking system and a separate residual energy detector. This study, on the other hand, introduces the first experimental study of a novel iCT approach based on time-of-flight (TOF) measurements, the so-called Sandwich TOF-iCT concept, which in contrast to any other iCT systems, does not require a residual energy detector for the RSP determination...
March 12, 2024: Physics in Medicine and Biology