Title :
The superconducting coils for the Pion therapy facility of the Swiss Institute for Nuclear Research
Author :
Maix, R.K. ; Meyer, G. ; Roman, Th. ; Zellweger, J.
Author_Institution :
BBC, Brown Boveri & CIE, Zurich, Switzerland
fDate :
9/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
130 flat superconducting pancake coils were manufactured for the Pion Therapy Facility of SIN. The windings made from a low-loss cable of NbTi filamentary wires are surrounded by a cooling tube and a copper mesh for better heat transfer. They are embedded in a glass-epoxy plate and impregnated with a special epoxy resin. The very short training and successful commissioning of the two ring magnets show the validity and effectiveness of the design.
Keywords :
Beam focusing; Meson radiation therapy; Superconducting magnets; Manufacturing; Medical treatment; Mesons; Niobium compounds; Silicon compounds; Superconducting cables; Superconducting coils; Superconducting filaments and wires; Superconducting magnets; Titanium compounds;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.1981.1061454
