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To Do

QuARC

• Get replay GUI working over web and add dual-sided functionality for HEP Xmas day (15th Dec).
• Fix live GUI v3.6 to work with full 8 boards rather than just 6 as it does currently.

Dual-sided readout analysis

• Continue/finalise analysis for PMB paper:
  • UCLH and PPTC SOBPs
  • UCLH shift comparisons to Trento
  • UCLH 5x5 field - individual spot energy and pos measurements.

• Investigate new approach for dual-sided range analysis - averaging A + B PD values before applying QB fit as opposed to averaging reconstructed Bortfeld from A and B?

QuADProBe - Fibres

1st prototype measurements (with Zybo + NI)

• Continue/finalise Trento analysis for PMB paper:
  • Double Gaussian-Cauchy fit instead of single Gaussian?
  • Residuals between film and fibre 2D reconstruction
  • Further analysis of uncertainties
  • Single central pixel comparaison between X and Y arrays for response linearity

Preparations for 2nd Prototype with Digital Readout

• Received 3 x Hamamatsu S17285-128G digital readout photodiode array samples (with scintillator). S17285-128 samples (without scintillator) to arrive at later date.
• Sort out Windows 11 or Windows 10 IoT long-term stable download on dual-booted MacBook and then install LabView.
• Get to grips with LabView and then setup LabView programme to communicate with new PD arrays.
• Assist with design of new front end board for S17285-128G digital readout photodiode arrays and obtain information from Hamamatsu about specific signal requirements.

MC Simulations

Dose Reconstruction

• If looking to use FRED - need to get installed on Plus1 or over Hypatia cluster for GPU processing capabilities (need training in Hypatia cluster first)

QuARC & QuADProBe Geant4 Simulations

• Improve statistics for photon output using PD sized scoring arrays (20 mil histories still not enough) or other options at filtering the photon output.
• Start looking at QuADProBe fibre simulation.
• Update PBT Wiki Documentation

Conference Abstracts

• PTCOG abstract on QuARC + QuADProBe PPTC/UCLH/TIFPA beam tests - due 13th January.

Papers

• Start preparations for paper on PPTC/UCLH/TIFPA beam tests - figure out scope and main points to cover. Possible journals: phiRO/PMB/MedPhys/Physica Medica

Other

• Update UCL HEP PBT publication lists BibTeX files with correct formatting and full information - split into categories:
  • PBT Detector Development
  • HEP PBT Group Relevant Publications
  • PBT Range QA Detectors
  • PBT Spot Profile QA Detectors
  • Other relevant PBT papers

Completed

MC Simulations

Dose Reconstruction

• TOPAS Simulations fully working on cluster and used to reconstruct 3D dose distributions from QuADProBe UCLH Beam Test 2024 for frontiers paper.
• FRED-MC working on old MacBook Air (2020) intel processor and matches TOPAS simulations. Doesn't run on new MacBook Pro as not compatible with apple silicon.

QuARC & QuADProBe Geant4 Simulations

• Saads QuARC G4 simulation working and added scoring onto left and right sides
• Get QuARC G4 simulation working with most recent G4 and have PD sized scoring area.

Fibres

1st prototype measurements (S11865-128 analog PD arrays with Zybo + NI)

• Understand Raffy's fibre readout for Trento beam test (will discus when she visits in September) - operated fibre readout with zybo and NI on DAQ express on behalf of raffy.
• Continue to work with Raffy on optimising analysis code.
• Analyse the data from Trento beam test nights 2 and 3.
  • Correlate position measurements with QuARC.
• Get film data from Enrico and analyse to compare to fibres.
• Maybe duplicate setup at UCL, if need to establish calibration using LED or laser?
• Get beam data from Trento from Enrico.

2nd prototype preparations (S17285-128 digitial readout)

• Had two meetings with Blake Leverington and Julian Horne from Heidelberg on replicating/adapting the design of the frontend readout system of their fibre array monitor.
• Have so far received assembly drawings, technical description booklet, schematics and slides.
• Investigate from Heidelberg SciFi readout setup and HSMC pin configurations what each of the signals do and how they get inputted in to the FPGA (on one end) and ADCs (on the other).

QuARC

• Learn from Sonia how to operate the QuARC and diagnose any hardware and software issues ahead of Trento beam test in September.
• Analyse the data from Trento beam test nights 1 and 2.
  • Correlate position measurements with fibres.
• Continue Sonia's analysis from PPTC and UCLH.

Conference Talks

• Talk given at PPRIG 03/05

Papers

• Submitted QuADProBe PSQA paper for Frontiers in Oncology special edition: Technology Developments in Proton Therapy and revised version following review on 07/08.