First experimental demonstration of real-time neutron capture discrimination in helium and carbon ion therapy

M Kielly, A Caracciolo, A Chacon, J Vohradsky… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
This work provides the first experimental proof of an increased neutron capture photon
signal following the introduction of boron to a PMMA phantom during helium and carbon ion …

Evaluating an analytical prediction algorithm of positron emitter distributions in patient data for PET monitoring of carbon ion therapy: A simulation study

V Vasic, K Parodi, M Pinto - Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 2024 - Elsevier
In vivo treatment monitoring in ion therapy is one of the key issues for improving the
treatment quality assurance procedures. Range verification is one of the most relevant and …

A quantitative assessment of Geant4 for predicting the yield and distribution of positron-emitting fragments in ion beam therapy

A Chacon, H Rutherford, A Hamato… - Physics in Medicine …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. To compare the accuracy with which different hadronic inelastic physics models
across ten Geant4 Monte Carlo simulation toolkit versions can predict positron-emitting …

A Monte Carlo model of the Dingo thermal neutron imaging beamline

K Jakubowski, A Chacon, LT Tran, A Stopic, U Garbe… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
In this study, we present a validated Geant4 Monte Carlo simulation model of the Dingo
thermal neutron imaging beamline at the Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering. The …