SBIR TOPIC 434 PHASE II: DEVELOPMENT OF MULTILAYER STRIP ION CHAMBER DEVICE FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF FLASH-RT BEAMSPERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 9/16/24-9/15/26

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Abstract

An important development in the field of radiation oncology is the demonstration that ultra-fast dose rate (also known as FLASH) radiation therapy at the same delivered dose has fewer side effects than regular radiation therapy. This finding is under intense investigation globally and a race is underway to understand and subsequently implement this methodology in the clinic. Current proton and electron treatment modalities are capable of delivering FLASH treatment to patients, however, a quality assurance device is needed to translate FLASH-RT to the clinic. Besides dose, the FLASH-QA device also needs to measure dose rate information, which is critical for FLASH-RT. The goal of this project is to develop a FLASH-QA device to meet these unmet needs for FLASH-RT.

Key facts

NIH application ID
11211392
Project number
75N91024C00084-0-9999-1
Recipient
TETRAIMAGING, LLC
Principal Investigator
Hao Jiang
Activity code
N44
Funding institute
NIH
Fiscal year
2024
Award amount
$1,999,930
Award type
Project period
2024-09-16 → 2026-09-15