Patents Assigned to Birmingham University
  • Publication number: 20240085580
    Abstract: A Proton Computer Tomography (pCT) system comprising: a position tracker, able to reconstruct the proton trajectory within the body; an energy detector, able to reconstruct the proton energy; wherein, the position tracker is made up of four Depleted Monolithic Active Pixel Sensors (DMAPS) placed in pairs at either side of a phantom, and the energy detector is a Super Thin Range Telescope located downstream comprising a plastic-scintillator made of layers of thin polystyrene bars oriented in alternate axis, perpendicular to the proton beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicants: INSTITUT DE FISICA D'ALTES ENERGIES ( IFAE)-THE BARCELONA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND, University of Geneva, Birmingham University
    Inventors: Thorsten Lux, Federico Joaquin Sanchez Nieto, Tony Price, César Jesús Valls, Marc Granado González