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A Protocol for Real-time 3D Single Particle Tracking
Published on: January 3, 2018
Characterisation of a track structure imaging detector
M Casiraghi1, V A Bashkirov2, R F Hurley2
1Center for Proton Therapy, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, PSI 5232, Switzerland margherita.casiraghi@psi.ch.
Abstract:
The spatial distribution of radiation-induced ionisations in sub-cellular structures plays an important role in the initial formation of radiation damage to biological tissues. Using the nanodosimetry approach, physical characteristics of the track structure can be measured and correlated to DNA damage. In this work, a novel nanodosimeter is presented, which detects positive ions produced by radiation interacting with a gas-sensitive volume in order to obtain a high resolution image of the radiation track structure. The characterisation of the detector prototype was performed and different configurations of the device were tested by varying the detector cathode material and the working gas. Preliminary results show that the ionisation cluster size distribution can be obtained with this approach. Further work is planned to improve the detector efficiency in order to register the complete three-dimensional track structure of ionising radiation.
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