Proof-of-Principle of Absolute Dosimetry Using an Absorbed Dose Portable Calorimeter with Laser-Driven Proton Beams
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Calorimetry
2.2. Radiochromic Film
3. Results
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Shot 1 | Shot 2 | Shot 3 | Shot 4 | |
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Target Material | 15 µm Au | 1 µm CH plastic | 15 µm Au | 15 µm Au + lead absorber |
Mean dose to core | 2.03 | 1.05 | 1.65 | 0.41 |
Standard deviation (Gy) | 0.0152 | 0.0075 | 0.0179 | 0.0046 |
SDOM (%) | 0.4319 | 0.4121 | 0.6254 | 0.6565 |
RCF dose (Gy) | 3.53 | 2.75 | 2.99 | 1.00 |
Dose decrease (RCF–SPGC, %) | 42.3 | 61.9 | 44.8 | 59.0 |
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McCallum, S.; Lee, N.; Milluzzo, G.; McIlvenny, A.; Borghesi, M.; Subiel, A.; Romano, F. Proof-of-Principle of Absolute Dosimetry Using an Absorbed Dose Portable Calorimeter with Laser-Driven Proton Beams. Appl. Sci. 2023, 13, 11894. https://doi.org/10.3390/app132111894
McCallum S, Lee N, Milluzzo G, McIlvenny A, Borghesi M, Subiel A, Romano F. Proof-of-Principle of Absolute Dosimetry Using an Absorbed Dose Portable Calorimeter with Laser-Driven Proton Beams. Applied Sciences. 2023; 13(21):11894. https://doi.org/10.3390/app132111894
Chicago/Turabian StyleMcCallum, Sean, Nigel Lee, Giuliana Milluzzo, Aodhan McIlvenny, Marco Borghesi, Anna Subiel, and Francesco Romano. 2023. "Proof-of-Principle of Absolute Dosimetry Using an Absorbed Dose Portable Calorimeter with Laser-Driven Proton Beams" Applied Sciences 13, no. 21: 11894. https://doi.org/10.3390/app132111894