Development of a proton Computed Tomography (pCT) scanner at NIU
physics.ins-det
/ Authors
S. A. Uzunyan, G. Blazey, S. Boi, G. Coutrakon, A. Dyshkant, B. Erdelyi, A. Gearhart, D. Hedin, E. Johnson, J. Krider
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V. Zutshi, R. Ford, T. Fitzpatrick, G. Sellberg, J. E. Rauch, M. Roman, P. Rubinov, P. Wilson, K. Lalwani, M. Naimuddin
/ Abstract
We describe the development of a proton Computed Tomography (pCT) scanner at Northern Illinois University (NIU) in collaboration with Fermilab and Delhi University. This paper provides an overview of major components of the scanner and a detailed description of the data acquisition system (DAQ).