Smart phantom meeting 21st September 2018

Meeting details

15:00 Blackett Room 1105

Phone details:

UK: 08082 380274
Austria: 0800 006612 

PIN: 5904750902

Agenda:

• Contribution to non-clinical research programme; discussion: All
  • Smart phantom: concept and discussion: AK/All
• Towards a concept and specification for end station; discussion: All

Notes:

Present: SG, AK, KL, VB, HT

• Contribution to non-clinical research programme; discussion: All
  • Smart phantom: concept and discussion: AK/All
    • We agreed that the instrumented (smart) phantom that can deliver a measurement of LET/dose shot-by-shot was a valuable contribution. So, we pursue the development of the sci-fi detector interleaved with the sample flasks.
    • AK presented the slides. Points noted:
      • Two proton energy ranges to be considered: 130--180 MeV; 60--120MeV. Proton energy spread ~1.5%.
      • Dose rates over flask surface: 0.5, 1, 2, 4 and 6 Gy. Delivered in spots of dimension 0.3x0.3 cm². Each 'spot' has a fraction of the total dose, so that the dose to the flask adds up to the numbers given above.
      • Flask sizes: 3x1.5 cm² and 8x5 cm².
  • SmartPhanton or iPhantom ... we discussed. Eventually, VB observed that iPhantom sounded too much like EyePhanton. So, we've adopted SmartPhantom.
• Towards a concept and specification for end station; discussion: All
  • Working towards proposal for 'LARA' or a part of LARA on the timescale of Dec/Jan.
  • We agreed to work on a specification/simulation of the endstation since this was a critical piece of the specification for LARA.
  • HT would work with SG and be the interface to Impeiral for both the SmartPhanton and the LARA endstation design.