Multiple scintillation detector array imaging apparatus and method of use thereof

An apparatus for tomographically imaging a tumor of a patient using positively charged particles, comprising:

• a synchrotron;
• a scintillation material;
• a beam transport line from said synchrotron, through a patient position, and to said scintillation material, said beam transport line configured to transport the positively charged particles during use;
• a set of two-dimensional detector arrays;
• a first detector array, of said set of two-dimensional detector arrays, optically coupled to a first surface of said scintillation material;
• a second detector array, of said set of two-dimensional detector arrays, optically coupled to a second surface of said scintillation material, said first detector array and said second detector array configured to image secondary photons resultant from energy transfer of the positively charged particles.

A method for tomographically imaging a sample using positively charged particles, comprising the steps of:

• providing a synchrotron;
• providing a scintillation material;
• transporting the positively charged particles, using a beam transport line, from said synchrotron, through a sample position, and to said scintillation material;
• providing a set of two-dimensional detector arrays;
• optically coupling a first detector array, of said set of two-dimensional detector arrays, to a first surface of said scintillation material;
• optically coupling a second detector array, of said set of two-dimensional detector arrays, to a second surface of said scintillation material;
• said first detector array and said second detector array imaging secondary photons resultant from energy transfer of the positively charged particles.