%0 Journal Article %1 Ferrero_2022 %A Ferrero, V. %A Werner, J. %A Aglietta, M. %A Cerello, P. %A Fiorina, E. %A Gorgi, A. %A Vignati, A. %A Rafecas, M. %A Pennazio, F. %D 2022 %I IOP Publishing %J Journal of Instrumentation %K NucI NucIRangeVerification RafecasMagdalena WernerJulius imt %N 11 %P C11013 %R 10.1088/1748-0221/17/11/C11013 %T The MERLINO project:characterization of LaBr3:Ce detectors for stopping power monitoring in proton therapy %U https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/17/11/C11013 %V 17 %X The MERLINO project is developing a multi-detector setup with the goal of evaluating the beam stopping power from Prompt-Gamma-Timing measurements in proton therapy. The detectors are based on the cerium-doped lanthanum bromide crystal, LaBr3:Ce, coupled to photo-multiplier tubes. The system characterization is ongoing and the first calibration measurements with two detectors showed 124 ps σ and σ E/E = 3% for the timing and energy resolution, respectively. The measured experimental parameters were then used to carry out a preliminary estimation of the stopping power. Results from the simulation of a 189 MeV proton beam impinging on an homogeneous phantom are presented for the optimisation of the MERLINO detector setup.

@article{Ferrero_2022, abstract = {The MERLINO project is developing a multi-detector setup with the goal of evaluating the beam stopping power from Prompt-Gamma-Timing measurements in proton therapy. The detectors are based on the cerium-doped lanthanum bromide crystal, LaBr3:Ce, coupled to photo-multiplier tubes. The system characterization is ongoing and the first calibration measurements with two detectors showed 124 ps σ and σ E/E = 3% for the timing and energy resolution, respectively. The measured experimental parameters were then used to carry out a preliminary estimation of the stopping power. Results from the simulation of a 189 MeV proton beam impinging on an homogeneous phantom are presented for the optimisation of the MERLINO detector setup.}, added-at = {2022-11-29T18:05:28.000+0100}, author = {Ferrero, V. and Werner, J. and Aglietta, M. and Cerello, P. and Fiorina, E. and Gorgi, A. and Vignati, A. and Rafecas, M. and Pennazio, F.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2cafebfc587d66c4270e4f2081bf1fe20/imt_bibsonomy}, doi = {10.1088/1748-0221/17/11/C11013}, interhash = {e03414d9dbd72bcf450f754410589910}, intrahash = {cafebfc587d66c4270e4f2081bf1fe20}, journal = {Journal of Instrumentation}, keywords = {NucI NucIRangeVerification RafecasMagdalena WernerJulius imt}, month = nov, number = 11, pages = {C11013}, publisher = {IOP Publishing}, timestamp = {2022-11-29T18:05:28.000+0100}, title = {The MERLINO project:characterization of LaBr3:Ce detectors for stopping power monitoring in proton therapy}, url = {https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/17/11/C11013}, volume = 17, year = 2022 }