Reviews
2020
- Patera V. et al Biomedical Research Programs at Present and Future High-Energy Particle Accelerators (2020) Frontiers in Physics, 8
- Mattei I, et al Charged particles and neutron trackers: Applications to particle therapy (2020) Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 954
2019
- Durante, M., Prezado, Y., Patera, V. The Biophysics Collaboration for research at FAIR and other new accelerator facilities (2019) Europhysics News, 50 (4), pp. 27-30
- Patera, V., Mattei, I. Nuclear interactions and medicine (2019) European Physical Journal Plus, 134
2017
- G. Battistoni, I. Mattei & S. Muraro, REVIEW: Nuclear physics and particle therapy ADVANCES IN PHYSICS: X, 2016 VOL. 1, NO. 4, 661–686
FLASH-VHEE collaboration
2021
- A. Sarti, P. De Maria, G. Battistoni, et al., Deep Seated Tumour Treatments with Electrons of High Energy Delivered at FLASH Rates: The Example of Prostate Cancer, Front. Oncol. 11:777852.
FOOT
2020
- Norbury et al., Are Further Cross Section Measurements Necessary for Space Radiation Protection or Ion Therapy Applications? Helium Projectiles (2020) Frontiers in Physics, 8.
- Y. Dong et al., The Drift Chamber detector of the FOOT experiment: Performance analysis and external calibration (2021) Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 986
- G. Traini et al, Performance of the ToF detectors in the foot experiment, Nuovo Cimento della Societa Italiana di Fisica C (2020)
2019
- M. Morrocchi et al, Development and characterization of a ΔE-TOF detector prototype for the FOOT experiment, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Volume 916, 2019
- M.C. Montesi et al, Ion charge separation with new generation of nuclear emulsion films, Open Physics, 17(1), 233-240. doi: https://doi.org/10.1515/phys-2019-0024
2018
- Valle, S.M., et al. The FOOT (FragmentatiOn Of Target) experiment (2018) Nuovo Cimento della Societa Italiana di Fisica C, 41 (5)
INSIDE collaboration: Dose Profiler
2020
- M. Fischetti et al, Inter-fractional monitoring of 12 C ions treatments: results from a clinical trial at the CNAO facility
(2020) Scientific Reports, 10.
2019
- G. Traini, et al Review and performance of the Dose Profiler, a particle therapy treatments online monitor (link to Physica Medica)
- A. Rucinksi et al, Secondary radiation measurements for particle therapy applications: Charged secondaries produced by 16O ion beams in a PMMA target at large angles (2019) Physica Medica, 64
2018
- Mirabelli, R., et al In-room performance evaluation of a novel online charged secondary particles monitor of light ions PT treatments (2018) 2018 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2018 - Proceedings
- De Simoni, et al., In-room test results at CNAO of an innovative PT treatments online monitor (Dose Profiler)(2018) Nuovo Cimento della Societa Italiana di Fisica C, 41 (6)
- Ferrero, V., et al Online proton therapy monitoring: Clinical test of a Silicon-photodetector-based in-beam PET (2018) Scientific Reports, 8
- A. Rucinski et al, Secondary radiation measurements for particle therapy applications: charged particles produced by 4He and 12C ion beams in a PMMA target at large angle 2017 Phys. Med. Biol. 63 055018
- I. Mattei et al, Charged particles and neutron trackers: Applications to particle therapy, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A
- I. Mattei et al, Scintillating fiber devices for particle therapy applications, IEEE ( Volume: 65 , Issue: 8 , Aug. 2018 pp 2054 - 2060)
2017
- G. Traini et al, Design of a new tracking device for on-line beam range monitor in carbon therapy Physica Medica 34 (2017) 18–27
2016
- G. Battistoni et al, Design of a tracking device for on-line dose monitoring in hadrontherapy Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A 845 (2017) 679–683
- S. Muraro et al, Monitoring of Hadrontherapy Treatments by Means of Charged Particle Detection Front. Oncol. 6:177.
- A. Rucinski et al, Innovative Tracking Detector for Dose Monitoring in Hadron Therapy: Realization and Monte Carlo Simulations Med. Phys. 43 (6), June 2016
MONDO collaboration
2020
- Toppi M, et al. The MONDO Tracker: Characterisation and Study of Secondary Ultrafast Neutrons Production in Carbon Ion Radiotherapy
(2020) Frontiers in Physics, 8 - E. Gioscio et al, Development of a novel neutron tracker for the characterisation of secondary neutrons emitted in Particle Therapy, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Volume 958,2020.
2019
- Manuzzato E et al A 16 × 8 Digital-SiPM Array with Distributed Trigger Generator for Low SNR Particle Tracking
(2019) ESSCIRC 2019 - IEEE 45th European Solid State Circuits Conference - Manuzzato E et al A 16×8 digital-sipm array with distributed trigger generator for low snr particle tracking
(2019) IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters, 2 - M. Fischetti et al, Characterisation of the secondary-neutron production in particle therapy treatments with the MONDO tracking detector IL NUOVO CIMENTO 41 C (2018) 206
2018
- V. Giacometti et al, Characterisation of the MONDO detector response to neutrons by means of a FLUKA Monte Carlo simulation Radiation Measurements Volume 119, December 2018, Pages 144-149
- R. Mirabelli et al, The MONDO Detector Prototype Development and Test: Steps Toward an SPAD-CMOS-Based Integrated Readout (SBAM Sensor) (2018) IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 65 (2), pp. 744-751.
- R. Mirabelli et al, MONDO: A tracker for the characterization of secondary fast and ultrafast neutrons emitted in particle therapy 2018 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 956 012013
- G. Traini et al, Preliminary test of the MONDO project secondary fast and ultrafast neutrons tracker response using protons and MIP particles 2018 JINST 13 C04014
- Marafini, M., et al. Study of the Performance of an Optically Readout Triple-GEM (2018) IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 65 (1)
2017
- R. Mirabelli, MONDO: A neutron tracker for particle therapy secondary emission fluxes measurements IL NUOVO CIMENTO 40 C (2017) 99
- M. Marafini et al, MONDO: a neutron tracker for particle therapy secondary emission characterisation 2017 Phys. Med. Biol. 62 3299
2016
- S.M. Valle et al, The MONDO project: A secondary neutron tracker detector for particle therapy Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A 845 (2017) 556–559
- M. Marafini et al, ORANGE: a high sensitivity particle tracker based on optically read out GEM Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A 845 (2017) 285–288
2015
- M. Marafini et al, MONDO: A neutron tracker for particle therapy secondary emission fluxes measurements Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A 824 (2016) 210–211
- M. Marafini et al, Optical readout of a triple-GEM detector by means of a CMOS sensor Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A 824 (2016) 562–564
- M. Marafini et al, High granularity tracker based on a Triple-GEM optically read by a CMOS-based camera 2015 JINST 10 P12010
TPS & FRED collaborations
2022
- M. De Simoni, G. Battistoni, A. De Gregorio, et al., A Data-Driven Fragmentation Model for Carbon Therapy GPU-Accelerated Monte-Carlo Dose Recalculation, Front. Oncol. 12:780784.
2020
- M. De Simoni et al, FRED: a fast Monte Carlo code on GPU for quality control in Particle Therapy, Journal of Physics
- A. Rucinksi et al, Investigations on physical and biological range uncertainties in Krakow proton beam therapy centre
(2020) Acta Physica Polonica B, 51
2019
- Krah, N., Patera, V., Rit, S., Schiavi, A., Rinaldi, I. Regularised patient-specific stopping power calibration for proton therapy planning based on proton radiographic images (2019) Physics in Medicine and Biology, 64
- Garbacz, M., et al Proton therapy treatment plan verification in CCB Krakow using fred Monte Carlo TPS tool (2019) IFMBE Proceedings, 68
2017:
- M. Senzacqua et al, A fast - Monte Carlo toolkit on GPU for treatment plan dose recalculation in proton therapy 2017 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 905 012027
- A. Schiavi et al, Fred: a GPU-accelerated fast-Monte Carlo code for rapid treatment plan recalculation in ion beam therapy 2017 Phys. Med. Biol. 62 7482
- A. Rucinski et al, GPU-accelerated Monte Carlo code for fast dose recalculation in proton beam therapy Acta Physica Polonica B 48(10), pp. 1625-1630
2013:
- A. Mairani et al, A Monte Carlo-based treatment planning tool for proton therapy 2013 Phys. Med. Biol. 58 2471
- T. T. Bohlen et al, A Monte Carlo-based treatment-planning tool for ion beam therapy Journal of Radiation Research, 2013, 54, i77–i81
2012:
- T. T. Bohlen et al, Describing Compton scattering and two-quanta positron annihilation based on Compton profiles: two models suited for the Monte Carlo method 2012 JINST 7 P07018
- T. T. Böhlen et al, Investigating the robustness of ion beam therapy treatment plans to uncertainties in biological treatment parameters 2012 Phys. Med. Biol. 57 7983
Development of fast scintillators
2020
- R. Mirabelli, et al Tops project: Development of new fast timing plastic scintillators (2020) Nuovo Cimento della Societa Italiana di Fisica C, 43
C.H.I.R.ONE collaboration (Probe)
2019
- C. Mancini Terracciano et al, Radio-guided surgery with beta- radiation: tests on ex-vivo specimens, IFMBE Proceedings Volume 68, Issue 3, 2019, Pages 693-697 doi:10.1007/978-981-10-9023-3 126
2018
- C. Martelli et al, Mass spectrometry characterization of DOTA-Nimotuzumab conjugate as precursor of an innovative beta- tracer suitable in radio-guided surgery, Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis 156, 8-15 (2018) 10.1016/j.jpba.2018.03.018
- L. Alunni Solestizi et al, Use of a CMOS Image Sensor for Beta-emitting radionuclide measurement, JINST 13 P07003 (2018) 10.1088/1748-0221/13/07/P07003
- S. Morganti et al, Position sensitive beta- detector based on p-terphenyl scintillator for medical applications, JINST 13 P07001 (2018) doi:10.1088/1748-0221/13/07/P07001
- F. Collamati et al, Radioguided surgery with beta radiation: a novel application with 68Ga, in press on Scientific Report.
- A. Russomando, M. Schiariti et al, The beta- radio-guided surgery: method to estimate the minimum injectable activity from ex-vivo test, submitted to Physica Medica
2017
- E. Solfaroli Camillocci et al, Intraoperative probe detecting β− decays in brain tumour radio-guided surgery Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A 845 (2017) 689–692
- D. Carlotti et al, Use of bremsstrahlung radiation to identify hidden weak β−sources: feasibility and possible use in radio-guided surgery 2017 JINST 12 P11006
- C. Mancini-Terracciano, R. Donnarumma et al, Feasibility of beta-particle radioguided surgery for a variety of “nuclear medicine” radionuclides Physica Medica 43 (2017) 127–133
- I. Venditti et al, Y3+ embedded in polymeric nanoparticles: Morphology, dimension and stability of composite colloidal system, Colloids and Surfaces A 532 125-131 (2017) doi:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2017.05.082
2016
- E. Solfaroli Camillocci, M. Schiariti et al, First ex vivo validation of a radioguided surgery technique with β-radiation Physica Medica 32 (2016) 1139–1144
- A. Russomando et al, Characterization of a detector for β− radio-guided surgery IL NUOVO CIMENTO 39 C (2016) 264
- A. Russomando et al, An Intraoperative β− Detecting Probe for Radio-Guided Surgery in Tumour Resection IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NUCLEAR SCIENCE, VOL. 63, NO. 5, OCTOBER 2016
- Grana et al, First Ex-Vivo experience of Radioguided Surgery Technique with beta- radiation in a meningioma patient, Eur. J. Nucl. Med. Mol. Imaging. 43, S201-S202 (2016)
2015
- F. Collamati et al, Time evolution of DOTATOC uptake in Neuroendocrine Tumors in view of a possible application of Radio-guided Surgery with beta- Decays THE JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE • Vol. 56 • No. 10 • October 2015
- E. Solfaroli Camillocci et al, Intraoperative β- Detecting probe for radio-guided surgery in tumour resection 2015 4th International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications (ANIMMA)
- E. Solfaroli Camillocci et al, Polycrystalline para-terphenyl scintillator adopted in a β−detecting probe for radio-guided surgery 2015 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 620 012009
- F. Collamati et al, Toward Radioguided Surgery with β−Decays: Uptake of a Somatostatin Analogue, DOTATOC, in Meningioma and High-Grade Glioma J Nucl Med January 1, 2015 vol. 56 no. 1 3-8
2014
- E. Solfaroli Camillocci et al, A novel radioguided surgery technique exploiting β− decays Sci. Rep. 4, 4401 (2014)
- A. Russomando et al, An innovative radio-guided surgery technique for complete resection of tumors 2014 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 566 012020
- M. Angelone et al, Properties of para-terphenyl as detector for alpha, beta, gamma radiation IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science Volume 61, Issue 3, pp. 1483-1487
INSIDE collaboration: Fragmentation measurements
2017
- I. Mattei et al, Addendum: Measurement of charged particle yields from PMMA irradiated by a 220 MeV/u 12C beam 2017 Phys. Med. Biol. 62 8483
- M. Marafini et al, Secondary radiation measurements for particle therapy applications: nuclear fragmentation produced by 4He ion beams in a PMMA target 2017 Phys. Med. Biol. 62 1291
- I. Mattei et al, Secondary radiation measurements for particle therapy applications: prompt photons produced by 4He, 12C and 16O ion beams in a PMMA target 2017 Phys. Med. Biol. 62 1438
- M.Vanstalle et al, Benchmarking Geant4 hadronic models for prompt-γ monitoring in carbon ion therapy Med. Phys. 44 (8), August 2017
2016
- A. Rucinski et al, Secondary Radiation Measurements for Charged Particle Therapy Monitoring: Fragmentation of Therapeutic He, C and O Ion Beams Impinging On a PMMA Target Med. Phys. 43 (6), June 2016
- M.Toppi et al, Measurement of secondary particle production induced by particle therapy ion beams impinging on a PMMA target EPJ Web of Conferences 117, 05007 (2016)
2015
- I. Mattei at al, Prompt-γ production of 220 MeV/u 12C ions interacting with a PMMA target 2015 JINST 10 P10034
- G. Battistoni et al, Measurement of charged particle yields from therapeutic beams in view of the design of an innovative hadrontherapy dose monitor 2015 JINST 10 C02032
- A. Rucinski et al, Measurements of secondary particles emitted by 12C, 4He and 16O ion beams in view of innovative dose profiling technique in Particle Therapy 14th International Conference on Nuclear Reaction Mechanisms, Villa Monastero, Varenna, Italy, 15 - 19 Jun 2015, pp.355
- M. Marafini et al, The INSIDE Project: Innovative Solutions for In-Beam Dosimetry in Hadrontherapy ACTA PHYSICA POLONICA A Vol. 127 (2015)
- F. Pennazio et al, A Study of Monitoring Performances with the INSIDE System ACTA PHYSICA POLONICA A Vol. 127 (2015)
- Riccardo Faccini & Vincenzo Patera, REVIEW: Dose monitoring in particle therapy Mod. Phys. Lett. A 30, 1540023 (2015)
2014
- L.Piersanti et al, Measurement of charged particle yields from PMMA irradiated by a 220 MeV/u 12C beam 2014 Phys. Med. Biol. 59 1857
- C.Agodi et al, Corrigendum:Charged particle’s flux measurement from PMMA irradiated by 80 MeV/u carbon ion beam Phys. Med. Biol. 59 7563
2013
- F. Bellini et al, Extended calibration range for prompt photon emission in ion beam irradiation Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A 745 (2014) 114–118
2012
- C.Agodi et al, Charged particle’s flux measurement from PMMA irradiated by 80 MeV/u carbon ion beam Phys. Med. Biol. 57 5667
- C.Agodi et al, Study of the time, space distribution of β+ emitters from 80 MeV/u carbon ion beam irradiation on PMMA Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B 283 (2012) 1–8
- C.Agodi et al, Precise measurement of prompt photon emission from 80 MeV/u carbon ion beam irradiation 2012 JINST 7 P03001
- S. Fiore et al, Neutral and Charged Particles' Flux Measurement for Released Dose Imaging in Hadrontherapy IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, pp. 1275-1278, 2012.
2011
- C.Agodi et al, Measurement of prompt photons, gamma PET from 80 MeV/u carbon beam on PMMA target, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, pp. 3522-3528, 2011.
FIRST collaboration
2016:
- M. Toppi, Proceedings of the Bormio conference.
- M. Toppi, Proceedings of the NUBA conference.
- FINAL RESULTS Toppi et al, Measurement of fragmentation cross sections of 12C ions on a thin gold target with the FIRST apparatus PHYSICAL REVIEW C 93, 064601 (2016)
2014:
- R. Rescigno, et al. Performance of the reconstruction algorithms of the FIRST experiment pixel sensors vertex detector.
2013:
- C.Agodi et al, FIRST experiment: Fragmentation of Ions Relevant for Space and Therapy 2013 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 420 012061
2012:
- R. Pleskac et al, The FIRST experiment at GSI Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A 678 (2012) 130–138
- Z. About-Haidar et al, Performance of upstream interaction region detectors for the FIRST experiment at GSI 2012 JINST 7 P02006
- M. De Napoli et al,The KENTROS Detector for Identification and Kinetic Energy Measurements of Nuclear Fragments at Polar Angles Between 5 and 90 Degrees IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, pp. 1918-1921, 2012.
- A. Paoloni et al, The Upstream Detectors of the FIRST Experiment at GSI Physics Procedia 37 (2012) 1466 – 1472
2011:
- M. Anelli et al, FIRST experiment upstream detectors performance on GSI 400 MeV/u 12C beam IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, pp. 2800-2804, 2011.
- B. Golosio et al, The FIRST experiment for nuclear fragmentation measurements at GSI IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, pp. 2277-2280, 2011.
- V. Patera on behalf of the FIRST collaboration, Nuclear physics experiment for hadrontherapy IL NUOVO CIMENTO Vol. 34 C, N.6, pp. 174-179, 2011.