title: Microdosimetric investigation at the therapeutic proton beam facility of CATANA.
abstract: Proton beams (62 Mev) are used by the Laboratori Nazionali del Sud of the Italian Institute of Nuclear Physics to treat eye melanoma tumours at the therapeutic facility called CATANA. A cylindrical slim tissue-equivalent proportional counter (TEPC) of 2.7 mm external diameter has been used to compare the radiation quality of two spread-out Bragg peaks (SOBP) at the CATANA proton beam.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università di Padova, via Marzolo 8, I-35100 Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Nardo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Moro
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Colautti
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Conte
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tornielli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cuttone
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001822:Body Burden; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D018499:Linear Energy Transfer; D061766:Proton Therapy; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D011874:Radiometry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D020266:Radiotherapy, Conformal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D012062:Relative Biological Effectiveness; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D011522:Protons
chemical_list: D011522:Protons