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BiBTeX citation export for FRXC05: Gas Jet In-Vivo Dosimetry for Particle Beam Therapy

@inproceedings{wolfenden:ipac2021-frxc05,
  author       = {J. Wolfenden and N. Kumar and A. Salehilashkajani and C.P. Welsch and H.D. Zhang},
  title        = {{Gas Jet In-Vivo Dosimetry for Particle Beam Therapy}},
  booktitle    = {Proc. IPAC'21},
  pages        = {4548--4551},
  eid          = {FRXC05},
  language     = {english},
  keywords     = {operation, diagnostics, proton, cyclotron, GUI},
  venue        = {Campinas, SP, Brazil},
  series       = {International Particle Accelerator Conference},
  number       = {12},
  publisher    = {JACoW Publishing, Geneva, Switzerland},
  month        = {08},
  year         = {2021},
  issn         = {2673-5490},
  isbn         = {978-3-95450-214-1},
  doi          = {10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2021-FRXC05},
  url          = {https://jacow.org/ipac2021/papers/frxc05.pdf},
  note         = {https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2021-FRXC05},
  abstract     = {{Medical applications of charged particle beams require a full online characterisation of the beam to ensure patient safety, treatment efficacy, and facility efficiency. In-vivo dosimetry, measurement of delivered dose during treatment, is a significant part of this characterisation. Current methods offer limited information or are invasive to the beam, meaning measurements must be done offline. This contribution presents the development of a non-invasive gas jet in-vivo dosimeter for treatment facilities. The technique is based on the interaction between a particle beam and a supersonic gas jet curtain, which was originally developed for the high luminosity upgrade of the large hadron collider (HL-LHC). To demonstrate the medical application of this technique, an existing HL-LHC test system with minor modifications will be installed at the University of Birmingham’s 35 MeV proton cyclotron, which has properties comparable to that of a treatment beam. This contribution presents the design and development of this test setup, plans for initial benchmarking measurements, and plans for a future optimised medical accelerator gas jet in-vivo dosimeter.}},
}