Conveners
Applications
- Ralf Hendrik Menk (Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste)
- Juan José Vaquero (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)
Ms
Ilaria Sacco
(Heidelberg University)
26/05/2015, 15:15
S4 - Applications
Oral
We present a very compact γ-detection module primarily designed for PET applications. On a total area of ≈ 30×30 mm2, 144 SiPM photo detectors coupled to scintillator crystals are read out individually with fast timing ASICs. The core of the module is a LTCC ceramic substrate with internal water channels for efficient and stable liquid cooling. The top side of the LTCC is covered by 12 × 12...
Valeria Rosso
(PI)
26/05/2015, 15:35
S4 - Applications
Oral
One of the most promising new radiotherapy techniques is using charged particles like protons and carbon ions, rather than photons. At present, there are more than 50 particle therapy centers operating worldwide, and many new centers are being constructed. Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is considered a well-established technique to monitor the delivered dose to the patient particle...
Elisa Fiorina
(TO)
26/05/2015, 15:55
S4 - Applications
Oral
The quality assurance in particle therapy is a still-open issue that can be addressed with reliable monitoring techniques of treatment accuracy.
The INSIDE (INnovative SolutIons for DosimEtry in hadrontherapy) project aims at the development of an integrated on-line monitoring system based on a dedicated PET scanner and a tracking system. It is designed to operate in-beam and provide an...
Dr
Malte Hildebrandt
(Paul Scherrer Institut)
26/05/2015, 16:15
S4 - Applications
Oral
We present the development of a multi-channel thermal neutron detection system for the application in neutron scattering experiments. The detection system is based on ZnS(Ag):6LiF scintillation screens which are readout with wavelength shifting (WLS) fibres and Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPMs). The use of SiPMs in scintillator-based neutron detectors promises several advantages such as a...
Dr
Cristiano Galbiati
(Princeton University)
26/05/2015, 16:35
S4 - Applications
Oral
The DarkSide Collaboration just completed a 7-years effort in collection and purification of underground argon depleted in the radioactive 39Ar, which pollutes atmospheric argon at the level of 1 Bq/kg. I will present the first results of the operation of the DarkSide-50 detector with underground argon.
The availability of tonne-scale batches of depleted argon is a key enabling element of...
Dr
Ralf Hendrik Menk
(Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste)
26/05/2015, 16:55
Oral
