The SUCIMA project: A status report on high granularity dosimetry and proton beam monitoring

• DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2005.11.219
• Publication Date: 2005-12-23T12:13:55Z
• Authors: M. Caccia; L. Badano; D. Berst; C. Bianchi; J. Bol; C. Cappellini; G. Claus; C. Colledani; L. Conte; A. Czermak; G. Deptuch; W. de Boer; K. Domanski; W. Dulinski; B. Dulny; O. Ferrando; E. Grigoriev; P. Grabiec; M. Grodner; R. Lorusso; B. Jaroszewicz; M. Jastrzab; L. Jungermann; T. Klatka; A. Kociubinski; M. Koziel; W. Kucewicz; K. Kucharski; S. Kuta; J. Marczewski; A. Mozzanica; H. Niemec; R. Novario; Y. Popowski; M. Prest; A. Przykutta; J.-L. Riester; M. Rovere; M. Sapor; H. Schweickert; B. Sowicki; M. Szelezniak; D. Tomaszewski; A. Zalewska
• Keywords: 0103 physical sciences; SUCIMA; intravascular brachytherapy, Beam monitoring; Beam profilometry; Dosimetry; Microstrip; Pixel; 01 natural sciences

The SUCIMA collaboration has been developing instruments and methods for real-time, high granularity imaging of extended electron sources. In particular, dosimetry of intravascular brachytherapy β sources has been intensively studied, together with monitoring of hadrontherapy beams by imaging of secondary electrons emitted by a non-disruptive target. The paper reports the latest results on absolute dosimetry with a large-area silicon strip detectors and on beam monitoring with a hybrid pad sensor.