Journal of Instrumentation latest papers

Development of high-gain gaseous photomultipliers for the visible spectral range

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Author(s): A V Lyashenko, A Breskin, R Chechik, J F C A Veloso, J M F Dos Santos and F D Amaro
Affiliation(s): Department of Particle Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100, Rehovot, Israel; University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; University of Coimbra, 3004-516 Coimbra, Portugal

Integration of PET-CT and cone-beam CT for image-guided radiotherapy with high image quality and registration accuracy

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Author(s): T -H Wu, C -H Liang, J -K Wu, C -Y Lien, B -H Yang, Y -H Huang and J J S Lee
Affiliation(s): Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Chung Shan Medical University, No. 110, Sec.1, Jianguo N.Rd, Taichung City 40201, Taiwan; Agfa Healthcare Systems Taiwan Co., Ltd., 6F, 237 Sung Chiang Road, Taipei, 104 Taiwan; Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Oncology, and Cancer Research Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, No.7 Chung San South Road, Taipei, 104 Taiwan; Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Yang Ming University, No. 155, Sec.2, Linong Street, Taipei, 112 Taiwan; Department of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, National Yang Ming University, No. 155, Sec.2, Linong Street, Taipei, 112 Taiwan; Department of Medical Imaing and Radiological Sciences, I-Shou University, No. 8, Yida Rd., Yanchao Township, Kaohsiung County 82445, Taiwan

Evaluating optical spectral matching of phosphor-photodetector combinations

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Author(s): N Kalyvas, I Valais, L Costaridou, I Kandarakis, D Cavouras, C D Nomicos and G Panayiotakis
Affiliation(s): Greek Atomic Energy Commission, 153 10, Ag. Paraskevi, P.O BOX 60092, Greece; Department of Medical Physics, Medical School, University of Patras, 265 00 Patras, Greece; Department of Medical Instruments Technology, Technological Educational Institution of Athens, Aigaleo, 122 10 Athens, Greece; Department of Electronics, Technological Educational Institution of Athens, Aigaleo, 122 10 Athens, Greece

The use of high field strength and parallel imaging techniques for MRI-based gel dosimetry in stereotactic radiosurgery

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Author(s): I Seimenis, A Moutsatsos, L Petrokokkinos, I Kantemiris, O Benekos, E Efstathopoulos, P Papagiannis, V Spevacek, J Semnicka and P Dvorak
Affiliation(s): Ayios Therissos'' Medical Diagnostic Center, 92 Troodous Ave., P.O. Box 28405, 2033 Strovolos, Nicosia, Cyprus; Medical Physics Laboratory, Medical School, University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias, 11527 Athens, Greece; Nuclear and Particle Physics Section, Physics Department, University of Athens, Panepistimioupolis, Ilisia, 157 71 Athens, Greece; University of Athens, Attikon University Hospital, 2nd Department of Radiology, 12462 Chaidari, Greece; Czech Technical University, Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Department of Dosimetry and Application of Ionizing Radiation, Brehova 7 115 19, Praha 1, Czech Republic

A Geant4 simulation code for simulating optical photons in SPECT scintillation detectors

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Author(s): S Lo Meo, P Bennati, M N Cinti, N Lanconelli, F L Navarria, R Pani, R Pellegrini, A Perrotta and F Vittorini
Affiliation(s): INFN Bologna, Viale Berti Pichat 6/2, 40127 Bologna, Italy; Dept. of Physics, Alma Mater Studiorum -- University of Bologna, Viale Berti Pichat 6/2, 40127 Bologna, Italy; INFN Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; Dept. of Experimental Medicine ``Sapienza'' University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 272, 00161 Rome, Italy; EDEMOM Ph.D. School on Microelectronics, University of Rome III, Via della Vasca Navale 84, 00146 Rome, Italy

Accelerator design concept for future neutrino facilities

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Author(s): The ISS Accelerator Working Group, M Apollonio, J S Berg, A Blondel, A Bogacz, S Brooks, J-E Campagne, D Caspar, C Cavata, P Chimenti, J Cobb, M Dracos, R Edgecock, I Efthymiopoulos, A Fabich, R Fernow, F Filthaut, J Gallardo, R Garoby, S Geer, F Gerigk, G Hanson, R Johnson, C Johnstone, D Kaplan, E Keil, H Kirk, A Klier, A Kurup, J Lettry, K Long, S Machida, K McDonald, F Meot, Y Mori, D Neuffer, V Palladino, R Palmer, K Paul, A Poklonskiy, M Popovic, C Prior, G Rees, C Rossi, T Rovelli, R Sandstrom, R Sevior, P Sievers, N Simos, Y Torun, M Vretenar, K Yoshimura and M S Zisman
Affiliation(s): Imperial College London, London, UK; Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, Long Island, NY, USA; University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA, USA; Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot Oxon, UK; LAL, University Paris-Sud, IN2P3/CNRS, Orsay, France; University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA; CEA, CEN Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France; University of Trieste and INFN, Trieste, Italy; University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Institut de Recherches Subatomiques, Universite Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France; CERN, Geneva, Switzerland; NIKHEF, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, IL, USA; University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA; Muons, Inc., Batavia, IL, USA; Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA; Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA; CEA and IN2P3, LPSC, Grenoble, France; RRI, Kyoto University, Osaka, Japan; INFN-Napoli, Naples, Italy; Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA; INFN-Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK; KEK, Tsukuba, Japan; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA