Journal of radiological science and technology (대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학)

Korean Society of Radiological Science (대한방사선과학회)
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Development of a Proton Computed Tomography System with Monte Carlo Simulation

양성자 전산화 단층 촬영 장치 개발에 관한 전산모사 연구

  • Seo, Jeong-Min (Department of Radiological Science, Daewon University College) ;
  • Kim, Chan-Hyeong (Department of Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang University)
  • Received : 2011.07.26
  • Accepted : 2011.09.19
  • Published : 2011.09.30
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Abstract

Monte Carlo simulation was performed to investigate optimal system of proton computed tomography and to avoid the errors by using data from X ray computed tomography in proton therapy. The informations from two DSSDs to measure position and LYSO scintillation detector to measure the residual energy of proton particle in GEANT4 were used for reconstruction computed tomography.

양성자 치료에서 X선 영상정보가 직접적인 양성자의 저지능 정보를 제공할 수 없는 한계로 인한 자료의 오류를 피하기 위해, 양성자 빔을 이용한 전산화단층촬영 영상의 사용을 위한 전산모사 연구를 시행하고, 적절한 하드웨어 구성과 그 가능성을 연구하였다. GEANT4를 사용한 전산모사에서 두 개의 DSSD를 사용하여 입사되는 양성자 빔의 위치정보를 획득하고 LYSO 섬광검출기로 에너지를 측정하여 획득한 양성자 영상을 단층촬영 영상으로 재구성하여 사용할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

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