Proton range verification with MACACO II Compton camera enhanced by a neural network for event selection

Abstract The applicability extent of hadron therapy for tumor treatment is currently limited by the lack of reliable online monitoring techniques. An active topic of investigation is the research of monitoring systems based on the detection of secondary radiation produced during treatment. MACACO, a...

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Main Authors: Enrique Muñoz, Ana Ros, Marina Borja-Lloret, John Barrio, Peter Dendooven, Josep F. Oliver, Ikechi Ozoemelam, Jorge Roser, Gabriela Llosá
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88812-5