Single ion counting in particle therapy may lead to new beam monitoring systems, enabling innovative delivery strategies that are faster and more sensitive than those currently used in clinics. Previous studies carried out by the University and the National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN) of Turin have demonstrated the feasibility of using thin silicon detectors to count single protons in clinical beams. The aim of this work is to report the performance of a strip-segmented 60-μm thick silicon PIN sensor used for single carbon ion discrimination. All measurements were performed using the CNAO synchrotron at different beam energies covering the clinical energy range (115–399 MeV/u). Signals from the sensor strips were read using a custom amplifier board and sampled with a 5 GS/s digitizer. The carbon ion signals were analyzed in terms of amplitude, duration, and deposited charge at different sensor bias voltages.

Monitoring of carbon ion therapeutic beams with thin silicon sensors

O. A. Marti Villarreal;Matteo Centis Vignali;G. Paternoster;
2024-01-01

Abstract

Single ion counting in particle therapy may lead to new beam monitoring systems, enabling innovative delivery strategies that are faster and more sensitive than those currently used in clinics. Previous studies carried out by the University and the National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN) of Turin have demonstrated the feasibility of using thin silicon detectors to count single protons in clinical beams. The aim of this work is to report the performance of a strip-segmented 60-μm thick silicon PIN sensor used for single carbon ion discrimination. All measurements were performed using the CNAO synchrotron at different beam energies covering the clinical energy range (115–399 MeV/u). Signals from the sensor strips were read using a custom amplifier board and sampled with a 5 GS/s digitizer. The carbon ion signals were analyzed in terms of amplitude, duration, and deposited charge at different sensor bias voltages.
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