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| Academician Shih-Chang Lee’s group & Dr. Yeu-Kuang Hwu’s research team have received the 12th National Innovation Award |
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The experimental high energy group (Drs. Lin C.H., Chu M. and Teng P.K.) of Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, led by Academician Shih-Chang Lee, has been collaborating with National Central University, Chang Gung University and National Chiayi University to develop a high speed and fine spatial resolution ionization detector, “Cross”, to measure the characteristics of proton scanning pencil beam. The detector can determine the position, shape, scanning speed and energy of the proton beam in a very short time. Proton therapy using pencil beam scanning (PBS) system allows precision dose delivery to target and minimizes the overall exposure. The Cross detector is highly competitive with its great performance for the PBS daily quality assurance.
The team has been granted the 2015 National Innovation Award sponsored by the Institute for Biotechnology and Medicine Industry for their achievement in developing the detector for PBS beam QA.
Dr. Yeu-Kuang Hwu, Research Fellow of Institute of Physics, and his research team received the 12th National Innovation Award in the academic research category for their work “3D microangiography using X-ray and nanoparticle technologies”. This team gathered experts in physics, chemistry, materials, life science and mechanical engineering with strong government support developed a cutting edge X-ray imaging technology. This technology enabled 3D imaging of biological structures and functions with unprecedented resolution: a record lateral resolution of ~15 nm was achieved taking advantage of their special nanofabrication techniques of extremely high aspect ratio nanostructures. Other key technology components such as X-ray phase contrast imaging, X-ray micro-tomography, transmission X-ray microscopy, X-ray coherent diffraction imaging were integrated into a 3D imaging capability and applied to a wide range of biology objects at scales from molecules to whole animals. In addition to the development of nanofabrication of X-ray optic devices and the implementation and integration, this team made substantial progress expanding the applications of this powerful technique, including in basic life science research, cancer detection, screening and treatment.
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