Proton Calorimetry/Experimental Runs/2018

The following experimental runs were made in 2018:

16th to 18th November 2018: Heidelberg Ion Therapy Centre

• Experimental measurements with range calorimeter from 120 to 184.5 MeV/u using proton, Helium and Carbon beams.
• Measurements during single shift on night of 16–17th November.
• Simon Jolly, Raffaella Radogna and Laurent Kelleter present.

16th August 2018: MedAustron

• Experimental measurements with range calorimeter from 120 to 184.5 MeV/u using Carbon beam.
• Measurements during single shift on night of 15-16 August.
• Laurent Kelleter and Loic Grevillot present.

23rd March 2018

• Single module calorimeter measurements to support TUWien proton CT tracker.

22nd March 2018: MedAustron

• Experimental measurements with range calorimeter from 62 to 252 MeV.
• Measurements during single shift on night of 22-23 March.
• Light output from scintillator recorded using ISDI sensor and Nikon DSLR.
• Precision range measurements from 62 to 100 MeV.
• Simon Jolly, Anastasia Basharina-Freshville, Laurent Kelleter and Ruben Saakyan present.

8th-9th March 2018: Birmingham

• First experimental measurements of the UCL plastic scintillator range calorimeter.
• Measurements at 28 and 36 MeV across 2 days.
• Measurements made at 36 MeV include 1–5 mm perspex absorber.
• Light output from scintillator recorded using ISDI sensor and Nikon DSLR.
• Simon Jolly, Anastasia Basharina-Freshville, Laurent Kelleter and Ruben Saakyan present.

21st February 2018: Birmingham

• First tests of fast treatment plan verification setup at Birmingham cyclotron.
• Measurements at 28 MeV with data taken by Birmingham PRaVDA tracker module and UCL single module calorimeter.
• Calorimeter data recorded from PMT waveforms by LeCroy scope.
• Dan Walker, Simon Jolly, Anastasia Basharina-Freshville and Laurent Kelleter present.

Measurements of 2 and 3 mm scintillator sheets

• Nuvia a.s. provided 2 mm and 3 mm PS scintillator sheets for the range calorimeter.
• These sheets were all measured on arrival.
• The sheets were then spray-painted black and remeasured.

Plan of Action for January–March 2018

• Plan of action for range calorimeter experimental tests from January to March 2018.
• List of tasks for all group members.
• Diary of events and deadlines.