Title :
State of the art in medical and industrial linear-accelerator systems
Author :
Whittum, David H. ; Trail, Mark E. ; Meddaugh, Gard E.
Author_Institution :
Microwave & Phys. Res. & Eng., Varian Med. Syst., Palo Alto, CA
Abstract :
The state of the art in medical and industrial microwave accelerators is reviewed, with attention to the microwave system, structure design, performance and reliability.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; linear accelerators; industrial linear-accelerator system; industrial microwave accelerator; medical linear-accelerator system; medical microwave accelerator; microwave system; Accelerator magnets; Biomedical imaging; Electromagnetic heating; Electron accelerators; Electron beams; Linear accelerators; Magnetic separation; Medical services; Security; Switches; accelerator; cost; electron; margin; reliability;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2008. IVEC 2008. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1715-5
DOI :
10.1109/IVELEC.2008.4556556
