AN H- LIGHT-ION SYNCHROTRON FOR RADIATION-THERAPY/

Authors
ARDUINI G LEONE R MARTIN RL ROSSI S SILARI M
Citation
G. Arduini et al., AN H- LIGHT-ION SYNCHROTRON FOR RADIATION-THERAPY/, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 365(2-3), 1995, pp. 542-552
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Physics, Particles & Fields","Instument & Instrumentation",Spectroscopy
Journal title
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment → ACNP
ISSN journal
01689002
Volume
365
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
542 - 552
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(1995)365:2-3<542:AHLSFR>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
An H-/light ion synchrotron to be used for radiation therapy of cancer is described, The synchrotron is designed to accelerate both protons and H- ions to a final energy in the range 60-250MeV;, with H- ions ex traction is achieved by charge exchange of the circulating beam in a t hin foil. The accelerator can be upgraded to accelerate fully stripped light ions (up to O-16(8+)) to 120-400 MeV/u with the addition of a s econd injector. The paper describes the lattice, the RF capture and ac celeration schemes, the extraction systems with particular reference t o the charge exchange method and the necessary upgrading to light ion acceleration.