Title :
The TOP project status
Author :
Picardi, L. ; Ronsivalle, C. ; Frullani, S. ; Hamm, R.
Author_Institution :
ENEA, Rome, Italy
Abstract :
ENEA, in collaboration with ISS (Italian National Institute of Health), is developing a dedicated proton medical accelerator. The TOP (Oncological Therapy with Protons) linac is to be installed at the IFO Oncological Hospital in Rome. It will be a sequence of three pulsed (5 psec, 300 Hz) linear accelerators: a 7 MeV, 425 MHz RFQ+DTL (AccSys Model PL-7), a 7-65 MeV, 2998 MHz Side Coupled Drift Tube Linac (SCDTL) and a 65-200 MeV, variable energy 2998 MHz Side Coupled Linac (SCL). The 7 MeV injector output will also be used in high current mode for F-18 radioisotope production. The SCDTL output will be used for proton treatment of ocular melanoma and for radiobiology studies, with the SCL output dedicated to proton treatment of deep seated tumours. The 7 MeV injector has been completed by AccSys and shipped to ENEA in Frascati and the first SCDTL module (to boost the beam from 7 to 13.4 MeV) has been constructed. The low energy (7 MeV) beam lines for F-18 production and injection in the SCDTL are under construction. The characteristics of the various accelerator components and the status of the project are presented
Keywords :
linear accelerators; particle beam injection; proton accelerators; radiation therapy; 2998 MHz; 425 MHz; 65 to 200 MeV; 7 MeV; 7 to 65 MeV; TOP linac; deep seated tumours; injector; low energy beam lines; medical accelerator; ocular melanoma; proton accelerator; pulsed linear accelerators; radiobiology; side coupled drift tube linac; side coupled linac; Collaboration; Hospitals; Linear accelerators; Linear particle accelerator; Malignant tumors; Medical treatment; Production; Proton accelerators; Radioactive materials; Structural beams;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 2001. PAC 2001. Proceedings of the 2001
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7191-7
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.2001.987807
