Spread-out Bragg peak measurements using a compact quality assurance range calorimeter at the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.
Saad ShaikhSonia Escribano-RodriguezRaffaella RadognaLaurent KelleterConnor GoddenMatthew WarrenDerek AttreeRuben SaakyanLinda MortimerPeter CorlettAlison WarryAndrew GoslingColin BakerAndrew PoynterAndrzej KacperekSimon JollyPublished in: Physics in medicine and biology (2024)
The speed, range accuracy and simplicity of the QuARC make the device a promising candidate for ocular proton range QA. Further work to investigate the performance of SOBP fitting at higher energies/greater depths is warranted.