ELIMED a new concept of hadrontherapy with laser-driven beams

Pablo G.A. Cirrone, Giacomo Cuttone, Georg Korn, Mario Maggiore, Daniele Margarone, Bijan Bji, Luciano Calabretta, Claudio Cali, Antonio Caruso, Fortunato Caruso, Salvatore Cavallaro, Santo Gammino, Giuseppe Malfa, Lorenzo Manti, Santi Passarello, Jan Prokupek, Marcella Renis, Francesco Romano, Francesco Schillaci, Barbara TomaselloLorenzo Torrisi, Antonella Tramontana, Biagio Trovato, Emilio Zappala

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Abstract

ELIMED (Medical Applications at Extreme Light Infrastructure) is a task-force originally born by an idea of ELI-Beams (Prague, CZ)and INFN-LNS (Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics of Catania, I) researchers. It now involves other groups interested in the possibility to design and develop a new generation of hadrontherapy facilities using laser-accelerated ion beams. ELIMED main goal is to perform proof-of-principle experiments aimed to demonstrate that laser-accelerated high-energy proton beams (up to 70MeV in the first phase) can be potentially used for the specific case of ocular proton therapy. For this purpose new devices for beam handling and transport will be developed as well as new methods for radiobiology and dosimetry. The involvement of INFN-LNS group takes advantage of the well-established expertise in dosimetry measurements and Monte Carlo calculations for medical physics, which has been achieved in several years of eye tumor treatments in the CATANA proton therapy facility. Recently, in the framework of an INFN activity, they have also designed, fabricated, calibrated and experimentally tested at PALS laser laboratory (Cz) a Thomson Parabola ion spectrometer with a wide acceptance and able to characterize laser-driven proton beams up to 20MeV.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2012
Pages1999-2002
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01 Dec 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2012 - Anaheim, CA, United States
Duration: 29 Oct 201203 Nov 2012

Publication series

NameIEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record
ISSN (Print)1095-7863

Conference

Conference2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2012
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAnaheim, CA
Period29/10/201203/11/2012

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiation
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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