Development of the trigger-controlling system for the proton computed tomography prototype

N. Ritjoho; P. Phumara; Y. Buanill; P. Boontueng; A. Songmoolnak; N. Laojamnongwong; L. Charoonratana; T. Sanghangthum; D. Röhrich; A. Schilling; M. Aehle; J. Alme; G.G. Barnaföldi; G. Bíró; T. Bodova; V. Borshchov; A. van den Brink; V. Eikeland; G. Feofilov; C. Garth; N.R. Gauger; O. Grøttvik; H. Helstrup; S. Igolkin; R. Keidel; T. Kortus; L. Kusch; V. Leonhardt; S. Mehendale; R. N. Mulawade; O.H. Odland; G. O'Neill; G. Papp; T. Peitzmann; H.E.S. Pettersen; P. Piersimoni; R. Pochampalli; M. Protsenko; M. Rauch; A. U. Rehman; M. Richter; M. Sagebaum; J. Santana; J. Seco; G. Tambave; I. Tymchuk; K. Ullaland; M. Varga-Kőfaragó; L. Volz; B. Wagner; S. Wendzel; A. Wiebel; R. Xiao; S. Yang; S. Zillien; C. Kobdaj

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2024.170125

Development of the trigger-controlling system for the proton computed tomography prototype

N. Ritjoho
, P. Phumara
, Y. Buanill
, P. Boontueng
, A. Songmoolnak
, N. Laojamnongwong
, L. Charoonratana
, T. Sanghangthum
, D. Röhrich
, A. Schilling
, M. Aehle
, J. Alme
, G.G. Barnaföldi
, G. Bíró
, T. Bodova
, V. Borshchov
, A. van den Brink
, V. Eikeland
, G. Feofilov
, C. Garth

N.R. Gauger, O. Grøttvik, H. Helstrup, S. Igolkin, R. Keidel, T. Kortus, L. Kusch, V. Leonhardt, S. Mehendale, R. N. Mulawade, O.H. Odland, G. O'Neill, G. Papp, T. Peitzmann, H.E.S. Pettersen, P. Piersimoni, R. Pochampalli, M. Protsenko, M. Rauch, A. U. Rehman, M. Richter, M. Sagebaum, J. Santana, J. Seco, G. Tambave, I. Tymchuk, K. Ullaland, M. Varga-Kőfaragó, L. Volz, B. Wagner, S. Wendzel, A. Wiebel, R. Xiao, S. Yang, S. Zillien, C. Kobdaj (Corresponding author)

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Abstract

Proton computed tomography (pCT) is an imaging reconstruction technique that uses protons’ positions, directions, and energy loss to generate a map of an object's relative stopping power. In this work, the trigger-controlling system was designed and constructed to synchronize between components of our proposed pCT prototype and a proton beam at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital (KCMH) in Bangkok. The controlling system can control the proton beam gating, a rotational stage, and ALPIDE sensors, which are parts of a tracker and a proton calorimeter of the pCT prototype. The controlling system was constructed based on the MEGA2560 microcontroller unit. The controlling system was verified by measuring the activated rows of the ALPIDE sensor at different proton extraction times. Additionally, the controlling system can control an array of six ALPIDE sensors, which could provide preliminary results of the proton calorimeter prototype.

Original language	English
Article number	170125
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	1072
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2024.170125
Publication status	Published - Mar 2025
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Proton computed tomography
Proton detection
Proton therapy
Trigger algorithms

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Ritjoho, N., Phumara, P., Buanill, Y., Boontueng, P., Songmoolnak, A., Laojamnongwong, N., Charoonratana, L., Sanghangthum, T., Röhrich, D., Schilling, A., Aehle, M., Alme, J., Barnaföldi, G. G., Bíró, G., Bodova, T., Borshchov, V., van den Brink, A., Eikeland, V., Feofilov, G., ... Kobdaj, C. (2025). Development of the trigger-controlling system for the proton computed tomography prototype. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 1072, Article 170125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2024.170125

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Ritjoho, N, Phumara, P, Buanill, Y, Boontueng, P, Songmoolnak, A, Laojamnongwong, N, Charoonratana, L, Sanghangthum, T, Röhrich, D, Schilling, A, Aehle, M, Alme, J, Barnaföldi, GG, Bíró, G, Bodova, T, Borshchov, V, van den Brink, A, Eikeland, V, Feofilov, G, Garth, C, Gauger, NR, Grøttvik, O, Helstrup, H, Igolkin, S, Keidel, R, Kortus, T, Kusch, L, Leonhardt, V, Mehendale, S, Mulawade, RN, Odland, OH, O'Neill, G, Papp, G, Peitzmann, T, Pettersen, HES, Piersimoni, P, Pochampalli, R, Protsenko, M, Rauch, M, Rehman, AU, Richter, M, Sagebaum, M, Santana, J, Seco, J, Tambave, G, Tymchuk, I, Ullaland, K, Varga-Kőfaragó, M, Volz, L, Wagner, B, Wendzel, S, Wiebel, A, Xiao, R, Yang, S, Zillien, S & Kobdaj, C 2025, 'Development of the trigger-controlling system for the proton computed tomography prototype', Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, vol. 1072, 170125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2024.170125

Development of the trigger-controlling system for the proton computed tomography prototype. / Ritjoho, N.; Phumara, P.; Buanill, Y. et al.
In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 1072, 170125, 03.2025.

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AU - Laojamnongwong, N.

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AU - Röhrich, D.

AU - Schilling, A.

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AU - Bíró, G.

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AU - Borshchov, V.

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AU - Feofilov, G.

AU - Garth, C.

AU - Gauger, N.R.

AU - Grøttvik, O.

AU - Helstrup, H.

AU - Igolkin, S.

AU - Keidel, R.

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AU - Kusch, L.

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AU - Mehendale, S.

AU - Mulawade, R. N.

AU - Odland, O.H.

AU - O'Neill, G.

AU - Papp, G.

AU - Peitzmann, T.

AU - Pettersen, H.E.S.

AU - Piersimoni, P.

AU - Pochampalli, R.

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AU - Varga-Kőfaragó, M.

AU - Volz, L.

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