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Garcia Soto, A.; Zhelnin, P.; Safa, I.; Arguelles, C.A. |
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Tau Appearance from High-Energy Neutrino Interactions |
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Journal Article |
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2022 |
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Physical Review Letters |
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Phys. Rev. Lett. |
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128 |
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17 |
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171101 - 7pp |
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High-energy muon and electron neutrinos yield a non-negligible flux of tau neutrinos as they propagate through Earth. In this Letter, we address the impact of this additional component in the PeV and EeV energy regimes for the first time. Above 300 TeV, this contribution is predicted to be significantly larger than the atmospheric background, and it alters current and future neutrino telescopes' capabilities to discover a cosmic tau-neutrino flux. Further, we demonstrate that Earth-skimming neutrino experiments, designed to observe tau neutrinos, will be sensitive to cosmogenic neutrinos even in extreme scenarios without a primary tau-neutrino component. |
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[Soto, A. Garcia; Zhelnin, P.; Safa, I; Arguelles, C. A.] Harvard Univ, Dept Phys, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA, Email: alfonsogarciasoto@fas.harvard.edu; |
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WOS:000804588400008 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5240 |
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Soriano, A.; Gonzalez, A.; Orero, A.; Moliner, L.; Carles, M.; Sanchez, F.; Benlloch, J.M.; Correcher, C.; Carrilero, V.; Seimetz, M. |
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Attenuation correction without transmission scan for the MAMMI breast PET |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2011 |
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Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A |
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Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A |
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648 |
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S75-S78 |
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Breast PET; Attenuation correction |
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Whole-body Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanners are required in order to span large Fields of View (FOV). Therefore, reaching the sensitivity and spatial resolution required for early stage breast tumor detection is not straightforward. MAMMI is a dedicated breast PET scanner with a ring geometry designed to provide PET images with a spatial resolution as high as 1.5 mm, being able to detect small breast tumors ( < 1 cm). The patient lays down in prone position during the scan, thus making possible to image the whole breast, up to regions close to the base of the pectoral without the requirement of breast compression. Attenuation correction (AC) for PET data improves the image quality and the quantitative accuracy of radioactivity distribution determination. In dedicated, high resolution breast cancer scanners, this correction would enhance the proper diagnosis in early disease stages. In whole-body PET scanners, AC is usually taken into account with the use of transmission scans, either by external radioactive rod sources or by Computed Tomography (CT). This considerably increases the radiation dose administered to the patient and time needed for the exploration. In this work we propose a method for breast shape identification by means of PET image segmentation. The breast shape identification will be used for the determination of the AC. For the case of a specific breast PET scanner the procedure we propose should provide AC similar to that obtained by transmission scans as we take advantage of the breast anatomical simplicity. Experimental validation of the proposed approach with a dedicated breast PET prototype is also presented. The main advantage of this method is an important dose reduction since the transmission scan is not required. |
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[Soriano, A.; Orero, A.; Moliner, L.; Carles, M.; Sanchez, F.; Benlloch, J. M.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, E-46980 Paterna, Spain, Email: soriano@ific.uv.es |
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Elsevier Science Bv |
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0168-9002 |
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WOS:000305376900021 |
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yes |
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no |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1069 |
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Sorel, M. |
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Expected performance of an ideal liquid argon neutrino detector with enhanced sensitivity to scintillation light |
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Journal Article |
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2014 |
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Journal of Instrumentation |
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J. Instrum. |
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9 |
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P10002 - 25pp |
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Noble liquid detectors (scintillation, ionization, double-phase); Neutrino detectors; Calorimeters; Time projection chambers |
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Scintillation light is used in liquid argon (LAr) neutrino detectors to provide a trigger signal, veto information against cosmic rays, and absolute event timing. In this work, we discuss additional opportunities offered by detectors with enhanced sensitivity to scintillation light, that is with light collection efficiencies of about 10(-3). We focus on two key detector performance indicators for neutrino oscillation physics: calorimetric neutrino energy reconstruction and neutrino/antineutrino separation in a non-magnetized detector. Our results are based on detailed simulations, with neutrino interactions modelled according to the GENIE event generator, while the charge and light responses of a large LAr ideal detector are described by the Geant4 and NEST simulation tools. A neutrino energy resolution as good as 3.3% RMS for 4 GeV electron neutrino charged-current interactions can in principle be obtained in a large detector of this type, by using both charge and light information. By exploiting muon capture in argon and scintillation light information to veto muon decay electrons, we also obtain muon neutrino identification efficiencies of about 50%, and muon antineutrino misidentification rates at the few percent level, for few-GeV neutrino interactions that are fully contained. We argue that the construction of large LAr detectors with sufficiently high light collection efficiencies is in principle possible. |
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[Sorel, M.] CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Valencia 46980, Spain, Email: sorel@ific.uv.es |
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Iop Publishing Ltd |
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1748-0221 |
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WOS:000345858500045 |
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no |
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yes |
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no |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2056 |
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Song, T.; Berrehrah, H.; Torres-Rincon, J.M.; Tolos, L.; Cabrera, D.; Cassing, W.; Bratkovskaya, E. |
Title |
Single electrons from heavy-flavor mesons in relativistic heavy-ion collisions |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2017 |
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Physical Review C |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Rev. C |
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96 |
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1 |
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014905 - 18pp |
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We study the single electron spectra from D- and B-meson semileptonic decays in Au + Au collisions at root s(NN) = 200, 62.4, and 19.2 GeV by employing the parton-hadron-string dynamics (PHSD) transport approach that has been shown to reasonably describe the charm dynamics at Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider and Large Hadron Collider energies on a microscopic level. In this approach the initial charm and bottom quarks are produced by using the PYTHIA event generator which is tuned to reproduce the fixed-order next-to-leading logarithm calculations for charm and bottom production. The produced charm and bottom quarks interact with off-shell (massive) partons in the quark-gluon plasma with scattering cross sections which are calculated in the dynamical quasiparticle model that is matched to reproduce the equation of state of the partonic system above the deconfinement temperature T-c. At energy densities close to the critical energy density (approximate to 0.5 GeV/fm(3)) the charm and bottom quarks are hadronized intoD and B mesons through either coalescence or fragmentation. After hadronization the D and B mesons interact with the light hadrons by employing the scattering cross sections from an effective Lagrangian. The final D and B mesons then produce single electrons through semileptonic decay. We find that the PHSD approach well describes the nuclear modification factor R-AA and elliptic flow upsilon(2) of single electrons in d + Au and Au + Au collisions at root s(NN) = 200 GeV and the elliptic flow in Au + Au reactions at root s(NN) = 62.4 GeV from the PHENIX Collaboration, however, the large RAA at root s(NN) = 62.4 GeV is not described at all. Furthermore, we make predictions for the RAA of D mesons and of single electrons at the lower energy of root s(NN) = 19.2 GeV. Additionally, the medium modification of the azimuthal angle phi between a heavy quark and a heavy antiquark is studied. We find that the transverse flow enhances the azimuthal angular distributions close to phi = 0 because the heavy flavors strongly interact with nuclear medium in relativistic heavy-ion collisions and almost flow with the bulk matter. |
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[Song, Taesoo; Berrehrah, Hamza; Bratkovskaya, Elena] Goethe Univ Frankfurt, Inst Theoret Phys, Frankfurt, Germany, Email: song@fias.uni-frankfurt.de |
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2469-9985 |
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WOS:000405203800005 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3202 |
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Song, N.Q.; Garcia, R.B.; Gomez-Cadenas, J.J.; Gonzalez-Garcia, M.C.; Conde, A.P.; Taron, J. |
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Conditions for statistical determination of the neutrino mass spectrum in radiative emission of neutrino pairs in atoms |
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Journal Article |
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2016 |
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Physical Review D |
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Phys. Rev. D |
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93 |
Issue |
1 |
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013020 - 10pp |
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The photon spectrum in macrocoherent atomic deexcitation via radiative emission of neutrino pairs has been proposed as a sensitive probe of the neutrino mass spectrum, capable of competing with conventional neutrino experiments. In this paper we revisit this interesting proposal in order to quantify the requirements for statistical determination of some of the properties of the neutrino spectrum, in particular, the neutrino mass scale and the mass ordering. Our results are shown as the product of the experimental lifetime, the target volume, and the number density of atoms which have to be set in a coherence state with a given electric field in the target, needed for determination of these properties with a given confidence level. |
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[Song, Ningqiang; Gonzalez-Garcia, M. C.] SUNY Stony Brook, CN Yang Inst Theoret Phys, Stony Brook, NY 11794 USA, Email: ningqiang.song@stonybrook.edu; |
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Amer Physical Soc |
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2470-0010 |
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WOS:000369325000002 |
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no |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2547 |
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Song, J.; Feijoo, A.; Oset, E. |
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Role of meson interactions in the D-s(+) -> pi(+) pi(+) pi(-) eta decay |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2022 |
Publication |
Physical Review D |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Rev. D |
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106 |
Issue |
7 |
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074027 - 20pp |
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We perform a theoretical study of the D-s(+) ->pi(+)pi(+)pi(-)eta decay. We look first at the basic D-s(+) decay at the quark level from external and internal emission. Then we hadronize a pair or two pairs of q (q) over bar states to have mesons at the end. Posteriorly the pairs of mesons are allowed to undergo final state interaction, by means of which the a(0)(980), f(0)(980), a(1)(1260), and b(1)(1235) resonances are dynamically generated. The G parity is used as a filter of the possible channels, and from those with negative G parity only the ones that can lead to pi(+)pi(+)pi(-)eta at the final state are kept. Using transition amplitudes from the chiral unitary approach that generates these resonances and a few free parameters, we obtain a fair reproduction of the six mass distributions reported in the BESIII experiment. |
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[Song, Jing] Beihang Univ, Sch Space & Environm, Beijing 102206, Peoples R China, Email: song-jing@buaa.edu.cn; |
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WOS:000897087900009 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5463 |
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Song, J.; Dai, L.R.; Oset, E. |
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How much is the compositeness of a bound state constrained by a and r(0)? The role of the interaction range |
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Journal Article |
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2022 |
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European Physical Journal A |
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Eur. Phys. J. A |
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58 |
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7 |
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133 - 10pp |
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We present an approach that allows one to obtain information on the compositeness of molecular states from combined information of the scattering length of the hadronic components, the effective range, and the binding energy. We consider explicitly the range of the interaction in the formalism and show it to be extremely important to improve on the formula of Weinberg obtained in the limit of very small binding and zero range interaction. The method allows obtaining good information also in cases where the binding is not small. We explicitly apply it to the case of the deuteron and the D-s0* (2317) and D-s1* (2460) states and determine simultaneously the value of the compositeness within a certain range, as well as get qualitative information on the range of the interaction. |
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[Song, Jing] Beihang Univ, Sch Phys, Beijing 102206, Peoples R China, Email: Song-Jing@buaa.edu.cn; |
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Springer |
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WOS:000829615100001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5308 |
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Song, J.; Dai, L.R.; Oset, E. |
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Evolution of compact states to molecular ones with coupled channels: The case of the X(3872) |
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Journal Article |
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2023 |
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Physical Review D |
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Phys. Rev. D |
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108 |
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11 |
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114017 - 11pp |
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We study the molecular probability of the X(3872) in the D0 over bar D*0 and D+D*- channels in several scenarios. One of them assumes that the state is purely due to a genuine nonmolecular component. However, it gets unavoidably dressed by the meson components to the point that in the limit of zero binding of the D0 over bar D*0 component becomes purely molecular. Yet, the small but finite binding allows for a nonmolecular state when the bare mass of the genuine state approaches the D0 over bar D*0 threshold, but, in this case the system develops a small scattering length and a huge effective range for this channel in flagrant disagreement with present values of these magnitudes. Next we discuss the possibility to have hybrid states stemming from the combined effect of a genuine state and a reasonable direct interaction between the meson components, where we find cases in which the scattering length and effective range are still compatible with data, but even then the molecular probability is as big as 95%. Finally, we perform the calculations when the binding stems purely from the direct interaction between the meson-meson components. In summary we conclude, that while present data definitely rule out the possibility of a dominant nonmolecular component, the precise value of the molecular probability requires a more precise determination of the scattering length and effective range of the D0 over bar D*0 channel, as well as the measurement of these magnitudes for the D+D*- channel which have not been determined experimentally so far. |
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[Song, Jing] Beihang Univ, Sch Phys, Beijing 102206, Peoples R China, Email: Song-Jing@buaa.edu.cn; |
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WOS:001134845500013 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5963 |
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Solevi, P.; Muñoz, E.; Solaz, C.; Trovato, M.; Dendooven, P.; Gillam, J.E.; Lacasta, C.; Oliver, J.F.; Rafecas, M.; Torres-Espallardo, I.; Llosa, G. |
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Performance of MACACO Compton telescope for ion-beam therapy monitoring: first test with proton beams |
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Journal Article |
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2016 |
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Physics in Medicine and Biology |
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Phys. Med. Biol. |
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61 |
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14 |
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5149-5165 |
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ion-beam therapy; range verification; prompt gamma; Compton camera; GATE |
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In order to exploit the advantages of ion-beam therapy in a clinical setting, delivery verification techniques are necessary to detect deviations from the planned treatment. Efforts are currently oriented towards the development of devices for real-time range monitoring. Among the different detector concepts proposed, Compton cameras are employed to detect prompt gammas and represent a valid candidate for real-time range verification. We present the first on-beam test of MACACO, a Compton telescope (multi-layer Compton camera) based on lanthanum bromide crystals and silicon photo-multipliers. The Compton telescope was first characterized through measurements and Monte Carlo simulations. The detector linearity was measured employing Na-22 and Am-Be sources, obtaining about 10% deviation from linearity at 3.44 MeV. A spectral image reconstruction algorithm was tested on synthetic data. Point-like sources emitting gamma rays with energy between 2 and 7 MeV were reconstructed with 3-5 mm resolution. The two-layer Compton telescope was employed to measure radiation emitted from a beam of 150 MeV protons impinging on a cylindrical PMMA target. Bragg-peak shifts were achieved via adjustment of the PMMA target location and the resulting measurements used during image reconstruction. Reconstructed Bragg peak profiles proved sufficient to observe peak-location differences within 10 mm demonstrating the potential of the MACACO Compton Telescope as a monitoring device for ion-beam therapy. |
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[Solevi, Paola; Munoz, Enrique; Solaz, Carles; Trovato, Marco; Gillam, John E.; Lacasta, Carlos; Oliver, Josep F.; Rafecas, Magdalena; Torres-Espallardo, Irene; Llosa, Gabriela] IFIC CSIC UVEG, Inst Fis Corpuscular, Valencia, Spain, Email: paola.solevi@ovgu.de |
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0031-9155 |
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WOS:000379555300007 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2754 |
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Solevi, P.; Magrin, G.; Moro, D.; Mayer, R. |
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Monte Carlo study of microdosimetric diamond detectors |
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2015 |
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Physics in Medicine and Biology |
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Phys. Med. Biol. |
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60 |
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18 |
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7069-7083 |
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ion-beam therapy; microdosimetry; diamonds; GATE |
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Ion-beam therapy provides a high dose conformity and increased radiobiological effectiveness with respect to conventional radiation-therapy. Strict constraints on the maximum uncertainty on the biological weighted dose and consequently on the biological weighting factor require the determination of the radiation quality, defined as the types and energy spectra of the radiation at a specific point. However the experimental determination of radiation quality, in particular for an internal target, is not simple and the features of ion interactions and treatment delivery require dedicated and optimized detectors. Recently chemical vapor deposition (CVD) diamond detectors have been suggested as ion-beam therapy microdosimeters. Diamond detectors can be manufactured with small cross sections and thin shapes, ideal to cope with the high fluence rate. However the sensitive volume of solid state detectors significantly deviates from conventional microdosimeters, with a diameter that can be up to 1000 times the height. This difference requires a redefinition of the concept of sensitive thickness and a deep study of the secondary to primary radiation, of the wall effects and of the impact of the orientation of the detector with respect to the radiation field. The present work intends to study through Monte Carlo simulations the impact of the detector geometry on the determination of radiation quality quantities, in particular on the relative contribution of primary and secondary radiation. The dependence of microdosimetric quantities such as the unrestricted linear energy L and the lineal energy y are investigated for different detector cross sections, by varying the particle type (carbon ions and protons) and its energy. |
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[Solevi, Paola; Magrin, Giulio; Mayer, Ramona] EBG MedAustron, A-2700 Wiener Neustadt, Austria, Email: paola.solevi@ovgu.de |
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WOS:000361124000004 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2379 |
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