Prompt Gamma Imaging in Particle Therapy

Session

Keynote Presentation III

7 Jul 2023, 13:10

Conveners

Keynote Presentation III

• Emily Draeger (Yale University)

12. Compton Imaging for Prompt Gamma Based Verification of Particle Therapy Beams

Prof. Jerimy Polf (H3D, Inc.)

07/07/2023, 13:10

Keynote

The purpose of this talk is to review the development and use of Compton Imaging for the evaluation and verification of particle beams used for cancer treatment. First, the history of Compton Imaging and its initial applications in nuclear imaging and radiotherapy will be briefly reviewed. This will be followed by a discussion of applications of Compton cameras (CC) to image secondary prompt...