Apparatus for proton radiography
Abstract
An apparatus for effecting diagnostic proton radiography of patients in hospitals comprises a source of negative hydrogen ions, a synchrotron for accelerating the negative hydrogen ions to a predetermined energy, a plurality of stations for stripping extraction of a radiography beam of protons, means for sweeping the extracted beam to cover a target, and means for measuring the residual range, residual energy, or percentage transmission of protons that pass through the target. The combination of information identifying the position of the beam with information about particles traversing the subject and the back absorber is performed with the aid of a computer to provide a proton radiograph of the subject. In an alternate embodiment of the invention, a back absorber comprises a plurality of scintillators which are coupled to detectors.
- Inventors:
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- La Grange, IL
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 862669
- Patent Number(s):
- 3986026
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE A61B - DIAGNOSIS
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- apparatus; proton; radiography; effecting; diagnostic; patients; hospitals; comprises; source; negative; hydrogen; synchrotron; accelerating; predetermined; energy; plurality; stations; stripping; extraction; beam; protons; means; sweeping; extracted; cover; target; measuring; residual; range; percentage; transmission; pass; combination; information; identifying; position; particles; traversing; subject; absorber; performed; computer; provide; radiograph; alternate; embodiment; scintillators; coupled; detectors; predetermined energy; negative hydrogen; alternate embodiment; proton radiography; residual energy; proton radiograph; dual energy; /250/315/
Citation Formats
Martin, Ronald L. Apparatus for proton radiography. United States: N. p., 1976.
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title = {Apparatus for proton radiography},
author = {Martin, Ronald L},
abstractNote = {An apparatus for effecting diagnostic proton radiography of patients in hospitals comprises a source of negative hydrogen ions, a synchrotron for accelerating the negative hydrogen ions to a predetermined energy, a plurality of stations for stripping extraction of a radiography beam of protons, means for sweeping the extracted beam to cover a target, and means for measuring the residual range, residual energy, or percentage transmission of protons that pass through the target. The combination of information identifying the position of the beam with information about particles traversing the subject and the back absorber is performed with the aid of a computer to provide a proton radiograph of the subject. In an alternate embodiment of the invention, a back absorber comprises a plurality of scintillators which are coupled to detectors.},
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