DocumentCode
2660958
Title
Progress report on the construction of the Northeast Proton Therapy Center (NPTC) equipment
Author
Jongen, Y. ; Abs, M. ; Amelia, J.-C. ; Beeckman, W. ; Kleeven, W. ; Ladeuze, M. ; Lannoye, G. ; Laycock, S. ; Leyman, D. ; Poreye, V. ; Prieels, D. ; Vandeplassche, D. ; Zaremba, S. ; Heiberger, M. ; Hubbard, E. ; Hurn, T. ; Nissley, L. ; Silke, C. ; Tabo
Author_Institution
Ion Beam Applications, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Volume
3
fYear
1997
fDate
12-16 May 1997
Firstpage
3816
Abstract
The IBA proton therapy system selected by the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) to equip its new NPTC is presently under construction and test. This paper presents a progress report on the equipment construction. The cyclotron, as well as the rest of the equipment, are being progressively installed in the NPTC building. The acceptance tests of the whole system are foreseen for the end of 1997
Keywords
cyclotrons; proton accelerators; radiation therapy; IBA proton therapy system; Massachusetts General Hospital; NPTC; Northeast Proton Therapy Center; acceptance tests; cyclotron; equipment construction; Control systems; Cyclotrons; Degradation; Ion beam applications; Medical treatment; Protons; Safety; Structural beams; Switching systems; System testing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1997. Proceedings of the 1997
Conference_Location
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN
0-7803-4376-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PAC.1997.753425
Filename
753425
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