Proton radiography application to medical imaging

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1978

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5883163· OSTI ID:5883163

Kramer, S L; Moffett, D R; Martin, R L; Colton, E P; Steward, V W

In order to demonstrate the potential advantages of proton radiography for medical imaging, a 205 MeV proton radiography beam was developed using the Argonne National Laboratory Booster I synchrotron. Data were taken using a narrow scanning beam and an electronic detector system. The proton radiographs presented here demonstrate a significant dose reduction and improved mass resolution over conventional x-ray techniques. The radiographs also show significant differences in the proton stopping power of biological tissues and, therefore, considerable potential in soft tissue imaging. Also presented is the motivation for the interest in developing a proton tomographic scan system.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA); Chicago Univ., IL (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 5883163
• Report Number(s): CONF-7811138-1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ACCELERATORS
BARYONS
BEAMS
BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY
BODY
CAT SCANNING
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
CYCLIC ACCELERATORS
DATA
DATA FORMS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DOSES
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ENERGY LOSSES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FERMIONS
HADRONS
INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY
INFORMATION
ISOLATED VALUES
LOSSES
MATERIALS TESTING
MEDICINE
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NUCLEAR MEDICINE
NUCLEON BEAMS
NUCLEONS
NUMERICAL DATA
PARTICLE BEAMS
PATIENTS
PHOTON TRANSMISSION SCANNING
PROTON BEAMS
PROTON RADIOGRAPHY
PROTONS
RADIATION DOSES
RADIOLOGY
RESOLUTION
SPATIAL RESOLUTION
SYNCHROTRONS
TESTING
TISSUES
TOMOGRAPHY
X-RAY RADIOGRAPHY