A Multi-leaf Faraday Cup Especially for the Therapy of Ocular Tumors with Protons
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For tumor therapy with protons it is crucial to know the beam range with high accuracy. The Multi-leaf Faraday Cup (MLFC) offers a quick and precise range and energy measurement. Our MLFC is adapted to the eye tumor therapy requirements and has 47 channels; each consists of a 10 μm copper foil (connected to an ammeter) next to a 25 μm KaptonTM foil. A system of absorbers has been constructed to achieve an energy range of 30 MeV to 70 MeV for the measurements. First results and characteristics are presented in this work.
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تاریخ انتشار 2014