Tendler, Irwin;
Robertson, Daniel;
Darne, Chinmay;
Panthi, Rajesh;
Alsanea, Fahed;
Collins-Fekete, Charles-Antoine;
Beddar, Sam;
(2021)
Image quality evaluation of projection- and depth dose-based approaches to integrating proton radiography using a monolithic scintillator detector.
Physics in Medicine & Biology
, 66
(14)
, Article 144001. 10.1088/1361-6560/ac0cc3.
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Abstract
The purpose of this study is to compare the image quality of an integrating proton radiography (PR) system, composed of a monolithic scintillator and two digital cameras, using integral lateral-dose and integral depth-dose image reconstruction techniques. Monte Carlo simulations were used to obtain the energy deposition in a 3D monolithic scintillator detector (30 × 30 × 30 cm3 poly vinyl toluene organic scintillator) to create radiographs of various phantoms—a slanted aluminum cube for spatial resolution analysis and a Las Vegas phantom for contrast analysis. The light emission of the scintillator was corrected using Birks scintillation model. We compared two integrating PR methods and the expected results from an idealized proton tracking radiography system. Four different image reconstruction methods were utilized in this study: integral scintillation light projected from the beams-eye view, depth-dose based reconstruction methods both with and without optimization, and single particle tracking PR was used for reference data. Results showed that heterogeneity artifact due to medium-interface mismatch was identified from the Las Vegas phantom simulated in air. Spatial resolution was found to be highest for single-event reconstruction. Contrast levels, ranked from best to worst, were found to correspond to particle tracking, optimized depth-dose, depth-dose, and projection-based image reconstructions. The image quality of a monolithic scintillator integrating PR system was sufficient to warrant further exploration. These results show promise for potential clinical use as radiographic techniques for visualizing internal patient anatomy during proton radiotherapy.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Image quality evaluation of projection- and depth dose-based approaches to integrating proton radiography using a monolithic scintillator detector |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1088/1361-6560/ac0cc3 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6560%2Fac0cc3 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Med Phys and Biomedical Eng |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10164532 |
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