- E-mailPierluigi.Piersimoni@uib.no
- Visitor AddressAllégaten 55
- Postal AddressPostboks 78035020 BERGEN
Selected publications
- 2014. Geant4 Simulation Platform for the Phase II Proton CT Scanner”.
- 2014. A novel phantom and method for calibration of the Phase II proton ct scanner.
- 2014. Results from a Pre-Clinical Head Scanner for Proton CT.
- 2015. Improving Proton Radiography Using the Most Likely Path.
- 2015. A Medipix Study of Proton Paths Through Heterogeneous Materials During Proton CT Data Acquisition.
- 2015. Performance of a Proton-CT-to-Proton-CT Image Registration Algorithm for Image-Guided Proton Therapy.
- 2015. Experimental Proton CT: an Update on Data Pre-Processing for Iterative Image Reconstruction.
- 2016. Proton CT uncertainties estimated with measurement-validated Monte Carlo simulations.
- 2017. Development of helium CT (HeCT) imaging: Monte Carlo simulation and first experimental results.
- 2017. The relative stopping power accuracy of helium CT imaging evaluated using the Monte Carlo method.
- 2017. A Monte Carlo evaluation of the relative stopping power reconstruction accuracy using helium CT.
- 2017. Theoretical prediction and experimental verification of the spatial resolution and stopping power accuracy of helium and proton radiography/tomography.
- 2017. A Monte Carlo Study of the Relative Stopping Power Reconstruction Accuracy for Helium CT.
- 2017. A Monte Carlo evaluation of the relative stopping power reconstruction accuracy using helium CT.
- 2017. A direct comparison of helium and proton computed tomography using TOPAS simulations and experimental data.
- 2015. A Fast Experimental Scanner for Proton CT: Technical Performance and First Experience with Phantom Scans. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. doi: 10.1109/tns.2015.2491918
- 2015. Tools for Development of 4D Proton CT. Medical Physics (Lancaster).
- 2016. Operation of the preclinical head scanner for proton CT. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A : Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. doi: 10.1016/j.nima.2016.02.001
- 2016. An evaluation of spatial resolution of a prototype proton CT scanner. Medical Physics (Lancaster).
- 2017. Software platform for simulation of a prototype proton CT scanner. Medical Physics (Lancaster). 44. doi: 10.1002/mp.12107
- 2017. Stopping power accuracy and achievable spatial resolution of helium ion imaging using a prototype particle CT detector system. Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering. 3: 401-404. doi: 10.1515/cdbme-2017-0084
- 2018. The impact of secondary fragments on the quality of helium ion imaging. Physics in Medicine and Biology. doi: 10.1088/1361-6560/aadf25
- 2018. Helium CT: Monte Carlo simulation results for an ideal source and detector with comparison to proton CT. Medical Physics (Lancaster). 45: 3264-3274. doi: 10.1002/mp.12942
- 2017. The effect of beam purity and scanner complexity on proton CT accuracy. Medical Physics (Lancaster). 44: 284-298.
Academic article
- 2021. Helium radiography with a digital tracking calorimeter—a Monte Carlo study for secondary track rejection. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 1-20.
- 2020. Image quality of list-mode proton imaging without front trackers. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 1-19.
- 2020. A high-granularity digital tracking calorimeter optimized for proton CT. Frontiers in Physics. 1-20.
- 2019. Improving single-event proton CT by removing nuclear interaction events within the energy/range detector. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 1-12.
- 2019. Design optimization of a pixel-based range telescope for proton computed tomography. Physica Medica. 87-97.
- 2019. Characterization of monolithic CMOS pixel sensor chip with ion beams for application in particle computed tomography. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A : Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 1-4.
- 2019. Accuracy of low‐dose proton CT image registration for pretreatment alignment verification in reference to planning proton CT. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. 83-90.
- 2018. The impact of secondary fragments on the quality of helium ion imaging. Physics in Medicine and Biology.
- 2018. Helium CT: Monte Carlo simulation results for an ideal source and detector with comparison to proton CT. Medical Physics (Lancaster). 3264-3274.
- 2017. The effect of beam purity and scanner complexity on proton CT accuracy. Medical Physics (Lancaster). 284-298.
- 2017. Stopping power accuracy and achievable spatial resolution of helium ion imaging using a prototype particle CT detector system. Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering. 401-404.
- 2017. Software platform for simulation of a prototype proton CT scanner. Medical Physics (Lancaster).
- 2016. Operation of the preclinical head scanner for proton CT. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A : Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment.
- 2016. An evaluation of spatial resolution of a prototype proton CT scanner. Medical Physics (Lancaster).
- 2015. Tools for Development of 4D Proton CT. Medical Physics (Lancaster).
- 2015. A Fast Experimental Scanner for Proton CT: Technical Performance and First Experience with Phantom Scans. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science.
Lecture
- 2021. Latest developments of the Bergen pCT project.
- 2021. A High-Granularity Digital Tracking Calorimeter Optimized for Proton CT.
- 2020. The single sided digital tracking calorimeter designed and developed by the Bergen pCT group .
- 2020. Removing the front tracker pair; investigations and observations (Monte Carlo).
- 2019. The University of Bergen Proton CT project Update.
- 2019. Monte Carlo simulation of a micrometric dosimetry system based on the ALPIDE chip .
- 2019. A High-Granularity Digital Tracking Calorimeter Optimized for Proton CT.
- 2017. Theoretical prediction and experimental verification of the spatial resolution and stopping power accuracy of helium and proton radiography/tomography.
- 2017. The relative stopping power accuracy of helium CT imaging evaluated using the Monte Carlo method.
- 2017. A Monte Carlo evaluation of the relative stopping power reconstruction accuracy using helium CT.
- 2017. A Monte Carlo Study of the Relative Stopping Power Reconstruction Accuracy for Helium CT.
- 2016. Proton CT uncertainties estimated with measurement-validated Monte Carlo simulations.
Poster
- 2021. ML models applied to the data-flow chain of the Bergen pCT Digital Tracking Calorimeter.
- 2020. Optimised digital tracking calorimeter for proton CT.
- 2019. Using the ALPIDE chip as a micrometric beam monitoring system.
- 2017. Development of helium CT (HeCT) imaging: Monte Carlo simulation and first experimental results.
- 2017. A direct comparison of helium and proton computed tomography using TOPAS simulations and experimental data.
- 2017. A Monte Carlo evaluation of the relative stopping power reconstruction accuracy using helium CT.
- 2015. Performance of a Proton-CT-to-Proton-CT Image Registration Algorithm for Image-Guided Proton Therapy.
- 2015. Improving Proton Radiography Using the Most Likely Path.
- 2015. Experimental Proton CT: an Update on Data Pre-Processing for Iterative Image Reconstruction.
- 2015. A Medipix Study of Proton Paths Through Heterogeneous Materials During Proton CT Data Acquisition.
- 2014. Results from a Pre-Clinical Head Scanner for Proton CT.
- 2014. Geant4 Simulation Platform for the Phase II Proton CT Scanner”.
- 2014. A novel phantom and method for calibration of the Phase II proton ct scanner.
Chapter
- 2022. Recent developments in proton imaging. 69-86. In:
- 2022. Monte Carlo Techniques in Radiation Therapy. CRC Press.
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