Title :
Saving lives, keeping safe and searching for gold the electron linear accelerator business
Author :
Zdasiuk, George A.
Author_Institution :
Ginzton Technol. Center, Varian Med. Syst., Inc., Palo Alto, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper discusses the multi-billion dollar microwave electron accelerator business including applications in the fields of medicine, security, gold prospecting, inspection and industrial processes. Considerable synergy exists between microwave tubes and electron linear accelerators. Both play key roles in experimental physics labs, medical clinics, border crossings and industrial plants worldwide.
Keywords :
cancer; linear accelerators; microwave tubes; nondestructive testing; radiation therapy; border crossings; electron linear accelerator business; electron linear accelerators; gold prospecting; industrial plants; keeping safe; medical clinics; microwave tubes; multibillion dollar microwave electron accelerator; saving lives; Cancer; Containers; Electron accelerators; Gold; Linear particle accelerator; Radio frequency; X-rays; Electron linear accelerator: linac: cancer therapy: radiation therapy: security: cargo container: SNM: atomic number: weapons: nuclear stewardship: NDT; gold prospecting;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC), 2012 IEEE Thirteenth International
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0188-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0187-9
DOI :
10.1109/IVEC.2012.6262052
