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High gradient linac for proton therapy

2017; American Physical Society; Volume: 20; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1103/physrevaccelbeams.20.040101

2469-9888

Stefano Benedetti, A. Grudiev, A. Latina,

Gyrotron and Vacuum Electronics Research

Proposed for the first time almost 30 years ago, the research on radio frequency linacs for hadron therapy experienced a sparkling interest in the past decade. The different projects found a common ground on a relatively high rf operating frequency of 3 GHz, taking advantage of the availability of affordable and reliable commercial klystrons at this frequency. This article presents for the first time the design of a proton therapy linac, called TULIP all-linac, from the source up to 230 MeV. In the first part, we will review the rationale of linacs for hadron therapy. We then divided this paper in two main sections: first, we will discuss the rf design of the different accelerating structures that compose TULIP; second, we will present the beam dynamics design of the different linac sections.30 MoreReceived 23 January 2017DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.20.040101Published by the American Physical Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. Further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the published article's title, journal citation, and DOI.Published by the American Physical SocietyPhysics Subject Headings (PhySH)Research AreasBeam code development & simulation techniquesBeam dynamicsRadio frequency calculationsRadio frequency techniquesRoom temperature RFPhysical SystemsAccelerator applicationsMedical applications of acceleratorsAccelerators & Beams