Proton Radiography by Multiple Coulomb Scattering with Nuclear Emulsion Detectors

Saverio Braccini; Tommaso Carzaniga; Giulia Pisegna; Paola Scampoli

doi:10.3390/instruments3010019

Proton Radiography by Multiple Coulomb Scattering with Nuclear Emulsion Detectors

Instruments ◽

10.3390/instruments3010019 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 19

Author(s):

Saverio Braccini ◽

Tommaso Carzaniga ◽

Giulia Pisegna ◽

Paola Scampoli

Keyword(s):

Proton Beam ◽

Multiple Scattering ◽

Atomic Number ◽

Nuclear Emulsion ◽

Coulomb Scattering ◽

Proton Radiography ◽

Multiple Coulomb Scattering ◽

Emulsion Film ◽

Paul Scherrer ◽

First Time

The possibility of performing proton radiography by using the proton angular spread due to Coulomb multiple scattering was investigated, for the first time, with an emulsion film detector. Two different phantoms were irradiated with the therapeutic proton beam at the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) in Villigen, Switzerland. The first one is a simple polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) block having two different thicknesses (4 cm and 3 cm), and the second one is a PMMA cube with five aluminum rods embedded along a diagonal. Only one emulsion film was needed to perform the radiography, an important issue as the analysis of this kind of detector is time-consuming. Furthermore, the method showed an enhanced contrast when high atomic-number materials are traversed. This gives an advantage, when compared to proton range radiography.

Evaluation of GATE/Geant4 multiple Coulomb scattering algorithms for a 160 MeV proton beam

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms ◽

10.1016/j.nimb.2017.08.006 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 410 ◽

pp. 122-126 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Hermann Fuchs ◽

Stanislav Vatnitsky ◽

Markus Stock ◽

Dietmar Georg ◽

Loïc Grevillot

Keyword(s):

Proton Beam ◽

Coulomb Scattering ◽

Multiple Coulomb Scattering

Multiple Coulomb scattering and spatial resolution in proton radiography

Medical Physics ◽

10.1118/1.597212 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 21 (11) ◽

pp. 1657-1663 ◽

Cited By ~ 82

Author(s):

Uwe Schneider ◽

Eros Pedroni

Keyword(s):

Spatial Resolution ◽

Coulomb Scattering ◽

Proton Radiography ◽

Multiple Coulomb Scattering

Single Charged Particle Identification in Nuclear Emulsion Using Multiple Coulomb Scattering Method

Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Science at J-PARC — Unlocking the Mysteries of Life, Matter and the Universe — ◽

10.7566/jpscp.8.021004 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

Khin T. Tint ◽

Yoko Endo ◽

Kaoru Hoshino ◽

Hiroki Ito ◽

Kazunori Itonaga ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Charged Particle ◽

Nuclear Emulsion ◽

Particle Identification ◽

Scattering Method ◽

Coulomb Scattering ◽

Multiple Coulomb Scattering

Molière theory of multiple Coulomb scattering with ionization and the transport mechanism of the multiple scattering process

Physical Review E ◽

10.1103/physreve.78.021136 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 78 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Takao Nakatsuka ◽

Jun Nishimura

Keyword(s):

Multiple Scattering ◽

Transport Mechanism ◽

Coulomb Scattering ◽

Scattering Process ◽

Multiple Coulomb Scattering

Comment on “A simple empirical forward model for combined nuclear and multiple Coulomb scattering in proton radiography of thick objects”

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms ◽

10.1016/j.nimb.2005.12.040 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 246 (2) ◽

pp. 479-482 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

John D. Zumbro

Keyword(s):

Forward Model ◽

Coulomb Scattering ◽

Proton Radiography ◽

Multiple Coulomb Scattering

Relation between Multiple Coulomb Scattering and Residual Range in Nuclear Emulsion

Physical Review ◽

10.1103/physrev.98.174 ◽

1955 ◽

Vol 98 (1) ◽

pp. 174-180 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

R. G. Glasser

Keyword(s):

Nuclear Emulsion ◽

Coulomb Scattering ◽

Residual Range ◽

Multiple Coulomb Scattering

A simple empirical forward model for combined nuclear and multiple Coulomb scattering in proton radiography of thick objects

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms ◽

10.1016/j.nimb.2004.12.116 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 229 (3-4) ◽

pp. 425-435 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

F. Neri ◽

P.L. Walstrom

Keyword(s):

Forward Model ◽

Coulomb Scattering ◽

Proton Radiography ◽

Multiple Coulomb Scattering

NUCLEAR EMULSION FILM DETECTORS FOR PROTON RADIOGRAPHY: DESIGN AND TEST OF THE FIRST PROTOTYPE

Astroparticle, Particle and Space Physics, Detectors and Medical Physics Applications ◽

10.1142/9789814307529_0103 ◽

2010 ◽

Author(s):

S. BRACCINI ◽

A. EREDITATO ◽

I. KRESLO ◽

U. MOSER ◽

C. PISTILLO ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Nuclear Emulsion ◽

Proton Radiography ◽

Emulsion Film

Multiple coulomb scattering of 7.3 and 11.7 GeV/c muons on a Cu target

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment ◽

10.1016/0168-9002(86)90990-3 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 243 (2-3) ◽

pp. 518-522 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

S.A. Akimenko ◽

V.I. Belousov ◽

A.M. Blik ◽

G.I. Britvich ◽

V.N. Kolosov ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Coulomb Scattering ◽

Multiple Coulomb Scattering

The electron angular distribution at various depths in cascade showers

Canadian Journal of Physics ◽

10.1139/p68-207 ◽

1968 ◽

Vol 46 (10) ◽

pp. S201-S203

Author(s):

V. V. Guzhavin ◽

I. P. Ivanenko ◽

B. E. Samosudov

Keyword(s):

Angular Distribution ◽

Analytical Solution ◽

Elementary Event ◽

Coulomb Scattering ◽

Multiple Coulomb Scattering

An analytical solution of the angular problem to the approximation of middle angles which is valid for any angles of particle deviation in an elementary event of Coulomb scattering has been obtained using the approximate operator (Vaskin et al. 1966). The proposed method makes it possible to evaluate the accuracy of the resulting expressions and the contribution from non-multiple and multiple Coulomb scattering.