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Microstructured plastic scintillators for pencil beam profiling in proton-therapy accelerators

Leccese, Veronica  
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Caldara, Michele  
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Bisi, Samuele  
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February 23, 2024
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

A novel beam profiler based on microstructured scintillation resin is presented. The detector consists of a bundle of waveguides, featuring an active area of 30 x 30 mm2 with a fill factor of 50% and a pitch of 400 mu m. This configuration is obtained by casting a scintillating resin into a microfabricated Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) mold. A prototype, coupled to an array of photodiodes and readout electronics, potentially allowing profile rates up to 7 kHz, has undergone testing with an ultraviolet (UV) source and a proton beam accelerated at different energies, typical of those employed in proton therapy. The experimental results obtained during the test campaigns were compared with theoretical simulations demonstrating a good agreement with the modeling expectations, thus confirming the validity of this novel design for microstructured scintillating detectors.

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DOI
10.1016/j.nima.2024.169176
Web of Science ID

WOS:001208098500001

Author(s)
Leccese, Veronica  
Caldara, Michele  
Bisi, Samuele  
Pagano, Marcello
Gargiulo, Simone  
Trigila, Carlotta
Bertsch, Arnaud  
Mapelli, Alessandro  
Carbone, Fabrizio  
Date Issued

2024-02-23

Publisher

Elsevier

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Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume

1062

Article Number

169176

Subjects

Technology

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Physical Sciences

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Beam Profiler

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Scintillator

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Resin

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Microfabrication

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High Resolution

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High Frame Rate

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