Heavy ion beams monitoring for radiobiology applications

C. Pautard (1) , E. Balanzat (2) , G. Ban (1) , E. Batin (1) , B. Carniol (1) , J. Colin (1) , D. Cussol (1) , D. Etasse (1) , J.M. Fontbonne (1) , A.M. Frelin-Labalme (1) , M. Labalme (1) , P. Laborie (1)

1 LPCC - Laboratoire de physique corpusculaire de Caen
2 CIRIL - Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche Ions Lasers

We describe the design and the construction of an on-line ion beam monitor. The device provides accurate measurements for radiobiology experiments currently held at GANIL (Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds) in France. A prototype named IBIS (Ion Beam Inspection System) has been tested at GANIL with Ne (13.7 A.MeV), O (8.37 A.MeV), C (9.07 A.MeV and 11.12 A.MeV) and Ar (95 A.MeV) beams from 105 to 108 pps. IBIS can provide fluence maps for each biological irradiation with a 2 % uncertainty. It can also be used as a beam imaging device in order to study depth distributions and profiles of the light produced by ions in a plastic scintillator.

Domaines: Physique Médicale [physics.med-ph]

C. Pautard, E. Balanzat, G. Ban, E. Batin, B. Carniol, et al.. Heavy ion beams monitoring for radiobiology applications. 2006 Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, 2006, San Diego, United States. pp.3894-3898, ⟨10.1109/NSSMIC.2006.353840⟩. ⟨in2p3-00164012⟩