Authors: Motohiro Kawashima, Adrian Kugara, Masao Nakao, Shuichi Ozawa, Mutsumi Tashiro, Maria Varnava
Affiliation: Gunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center, Hiroshima High-Precision Radiotherapy Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the time-dependent dose rate characteristics of a scanning carbon ion beam using a fast-response plastic scintillator detector (PSD), with a focus on its potentia...
Authors: Marcos Feijoo, Mamoru Ichiki, Tatsuya Maeda, Tatsuhiro Makino, Tomonori Megumi, Tadashi Nakabayashi, Yukino Nakata, Shuichi Ozawa, Daishi Takayama
Affiliation: Hiroshima High-Precision Radiotherapy Cancer Center, Blue Physics LLC, Imamura General Hospital, Accuray Inc.
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study aims to accurately measure the leaf open time (LOT) of the multi-leaf collimator (MLC) in tomotherapy using an advanced plastic scintillator detector (PSD) with high time resolutio...