Title :
Design of a Shuttle Microtron for Radiation Therapy
Author_Institution :
Department of Physics University of Western Ontario London, Canada
fDate :
6/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A design proposal for a new type of electron accelerator for radiotherapy applications is presented. The three-pass, fixed-magnet shuttle microtron is designed to allow continuous variation of electron beam energy from 4 to 24 MeV, while providing maximum current levels for x-ray treatment at 6, 12, and 20 MeV. The reflector magnets are structured for both axial and radial beam focusing and the entire accelerator fits into the horizontal arm of a rotatable therapy gantry.
Keywords :
Acceleration; Accelerator magnets; Biomedical applications of radiation; Electron accelerators; Electron beams; Linear accelerators; Medical treatment; Particle beams; Proposals; Stability;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1977.4328838
