Authors: Michael Caulfield, Ye Chen, Yoshihiro Ishi, Yasutoshi Kuriyama, Taeko Matsuura, Naoki Miyamoto, Taichi Murakami, Tomonori Uesugi, Kohei Yokokawa
Affiliation: Hokkaido University, Kyoto University, University of Alberta
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Protoacoustics has the potential for real-time and direct imaging of the Bragg peak. This study investigated the accuracy of the Bragg peak imaging based on the water phantom experiment at a ...
Authors: Ye Chen, Koki Kasamatsu, Taeko Matsuura, Taichi Murakami
Affiliation: Hokkaido University, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST)
Abstract Preview: Purpose: In proton therapy, CT-based estimation of the stopping power ratio (SPR) is a significant source of range uncertainty. Protoacoustics have been developed to estimate the range in vivo, but fe...