40 citations
3 papers
physics.med-ph2020★ 2 cited
A Comparison of Proton Stopping Power Measured with Proton CT and x-ray CT in Fresh Post-Mortem Porcine Structures
Don F. DeJongh, Ethan A. DeJongh, Victor Rykalin +13
Purpose: Currently, calculations of proton range in proton therapy patients are based on a conversion of CT Hounsfield Units of patient tissues into proton relative stopping power.…
physics.med-ph2020★ 27 cited
Analysis of characteristics of images acquired with a prototype clinical proton radiography system
Christina Sarosiek, Ethan A. DeJongh, George Coutrakon +8
Verification of patient specific proton stopping powers obtained in the patient treatment position can be used to reduce the distal margins needed in particle beam planning. Proton…
physics.med-ph2020★ 40 cited
Technical Note: A fast and monolithic prototype clinical proton radiography system optimized for pencil beam scanning
Ethan A. DeJongh, Don F. DeJongh, Igor Polnyi +9
Purpose: To demonstrate a proton imaging system based on well-established fast scintillator technology to achieve high performance with low cost and complexity, with the potential…