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Proton CT System
High-Precision, Cost-Efficient Proton CT System with Multi-Proton Imaging Capability
- Market
- Medical Devices
- Sectors
- Nuclear Medicine
- TRL
- 3
- Description
- Residual energy detector for proton CT and proton therapy, based on a novel range telescope architecture that allows tracking of several protons simultaneously. It enables more precise targeting of tumors while minimizing radiation to healthy tissues, and provides advanced multi-proton tracking capabilities that reduce overall patient exposure compared to conventional systems.
- Innovation
- The system is based on plastic scintillator bars that offer improved energy resolution through full-range with the possibility to improve the proton energy by also measuring the amount of deposited energy using suitable photo sensors. Unlike silicon-based detectors, the water-like density of plastic scintillators improves range accuracy and reduces uncertainties in Relative Stopping Power estimation, particularly for low-energy protons below 120 MeV.
- IPR status
- Patent publication number: US20240085580A1 (USTPO) Priority date: 08/09/2023
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