Proton range monitoring using 13N peak for proton therapy applications

M. Rafiqul Islam; Mehrdad Shahmohammadi Beni; Chor-yi Ng; Masayasu Miyake; Mahabubur Rahman; Shigeki Ito; Shinichi Gotoh; Taiga Yamaya; Hiroshi Watabe

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0263521

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Proton range monitoring using ¹³N peak for proton therapy applications

M. Rafiqul Islam,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, Institute of Nuclear Medical Physics, AERE, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Mehrdad Shahmohammadi Beni,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Division of Radiation Protection and Safety control, CYRIC, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, Department of Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
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Chor-yi Ng,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Queen Mary Hospital, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
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Masayasu Miyake,

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Division of Radiation Protection and Safety control, CYRIC, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Mahabubur Rahman,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Nuclear Safety Security Safeguard Division, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regularity Authority, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Shigeki Ito,

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Mirai Imaging Inc., Iwaki-shi, Japan
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Shinichi Gotoh,

Roles Data curation

Affiliation GO Proton Japan Inc., Tokyo, Japan
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Taiga Yamaya,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Institute for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan
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Hiroshi Watabe

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: watabe@cyric.tohoku.ac.jp

Affiliations Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, Division of Radiation Protection and Safety control, CYRIC, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6257-7735

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Proton range monitoring using ¹³N peak for proton therapy applications

M. Rafiqul Islam,
Mehrdad Shahmohammadi Beni,
Chor-yi Ng,
Masayasu Miyake,
Mahabubur Rahman,
Shigeki Ito,
Shinichi Gotoh,
Taiga Yamaya,
Hiroshi Watabe

Published: February 15, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263521

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