“…Laser-driven ion sources provide ultra-short, low emittance ion bunches containing several ion species (especially protons and carbon ions), with a broad energy spectrum and maximum energy up to ∼60 MeV for protons and ∼25 MeV/nucleon for carbon ions. They require a relatively simple experimental apparatus and may allow the reduction of Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion Development of foam-based layered targets for laser-driven ion beam production I Prencipe 1,2 , A Sgattoni 3,4 , D Dellasega 1,5 , L Fedeli 3,4 , L Cialfi 1 , Il Woo Choi 6,7,9 , I Jong Kim 6,7,10 , K A Janulewicz 6,8 , K F Kakolee 6 , Hwang Woon Lee 6 , Jae Hee Sung 6,7 , Seong Ku Lee 6,7 , Chang Hee Nam 6,8 and M Passoni 1,5 radioprotection issues related to ion beam transport. Thanks to their properties, laser-based ion sources may find applications in several fields: material characterisation [3] and manufacturing [4], testing and calibration of radiation detectors and beam dumps [5], stress testing of components for spacecrafts [6], nuclear fission and nuclear reactors [7] and the production of radioisotopes for medical imaging, such as 99m Tc, 82 Sr and 68 Ge [8].…”