The electron beam emitted from the back of Plasma Focus devices is being studied as a radiation source for intraoperative radiation therapy applications. A Plasma Focus device is being developed to this aim, to be utilized as an x-ray source. The electron beam is driven to impinge on 50 lm brass foil, where conversion x-rays are generated. Measurements with gafchromic film are performed to analyse the attenuation of the x-rays beam and to predict the dose given to the culture cell in radiobiological experiments to follow.
EBT2 dosimetry of x-rays produced by the electron beam from a Plasma Focus for medical applications / E. Ceccolini; F. Rocchi; D. Mostacci; M. Sumini; A. Tartari; F. Mariotti. - In: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS. - ISSN 0021-8979. - STAMPA. - 112:(2012), pp. 054901.054901-1-054901.054901-5. [10.1063/1.4748179]
EBT2 dosimetry of x-rays produced by the electron beam from a Plasma Focus for medical applications
MOSTACCI, DOMIZIANO;SUMINI, MARCO;
2012
Abstract
The electron beam emitted from the back of Plasma Focus devices is being studied as a radiation source for intraoperative radiation therapy applications. A Plasma Focus device is being developed to this aim, to be utilized as an x-ray source. The electron beam is driven to impinge on 50 lm brass foil, where conversion x-rays are generated. Measurements with gafchromic film are performed to analyse the attenuation of the x-rays beam and to predict the dose given to the culture cell in radiobiological experiments to follow.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
