Imaging with a multiplane multiwire proportional chamber using heavy ion beams

Conference · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:5218977

Chu, W T; Alonso, J R; Tobias, C A

A 16-plane multiwire proportional chamber has been developed to accurately map intensity profiles of heavy ion beams at the Bevalac. The imaging capability of the system has been tested for reconstruction of 3-dimensional representation of a canine thorax region using heavy ion beams.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5218977
• Report Number(s): LBL-14143; CONF-820369-1; ON: DE82014474; TRN: 82-013858
• Resource Relation: Conference: International workshop on physics and engineering in medical imaging, Pacific Grove, CA, USA, 15 Mar 1982; Other Information: Portions of document are illegible
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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IMAGE PROCESSING
HEAVY IONS
ION BEAMS
MICROPROCESSORS
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CHARGED PARTICLES
COMPUTERS
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IONS
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NUCLEAR MEDICINE
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PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS
RADIATION DETECTORS
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