Experimental stopping power estimation in a homogeneous phantom via prompt gamma timing towards proton therapy monitoring

Julius Friedemann Werner; F. Pennazio; P. Cerello; E. Fiorina; S. Giordanengo; F. Mas Milian; Alessio Mereghetti; Franco Mostardi; Marco Pullia; Sahar Ranjbar; Roberto Sacchi; Anna Vignati; Magdalena Rafecas; V. Ferrero

doi:10.48550/arXiv.2511.21344

Experimental stopping power estimation in a homogeneous phantom via prompt gamma timing towards proton therapy monitoring

Julius Friedemann Werner (Shared First Author), F. Pennazio (Shared First Author), P. Cerello, E. Fiorina, S. Giordanengo, F. Mas Milian^*, Alessio Mereghetti, Franco Mostardi, Marco Pullia, Sahar Ranjbar, Roberto Sacchi, Anna Vignati, Magdalena Rafecas (Shared Last Author), V. Ferrero (Shared Last Author)

^*Corresponding author for this work

Institute of Medical Engineering

Original language	English
Journal	Scientific Reports
ISSN	2045-2322
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2511.21344 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-59468-w
Publication status	Accepted/In press - 30.06.2026

Funding

This work was partially supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG) under Grant No. 516587313 (PROSIT).

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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)	516587313

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

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Academic Focus: Biomedical Engineering
Centers: Center of Imaging Sciences (CIS)

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2.22-32 Medical Physics, Biomedical Technology

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Werner, J. F., Pennazio, F., Cerello, P., Fiorina, E., Giordanengo, S., Milian, F. M., Mereghetti, A., Mostardi, F., Pullia, M., Ranjbar, S., Sacchi, R., Vignati, A., Rafecas, M., & Ferrero, V. (Accepted/In press). Experimental stopping power estimation in a homogeneous phantom via prompt gamma timing towards proton therapy monitoring. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2511.21344, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-59468-w

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Experimental stopping power estimation in a homogeneous phantom via prompt gamma timing towards proton therapy monitoring

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