Title :
Medical accelerator projects at Michigan State University
Author :
Blosser, H. ; Burleigh, R. ; Johnson, D. ; Kuo, T. ; Marti, F. ; Vincent, J. ; Wagner, J. ; Zeller, A. ; Blosser, E. ; Blosser, G. ; Maughan, R. ; Powers, W.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Superconducting Cyclotron Lab., Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI, USA
Abstract :
The authors report on three medical accelerator projects at Michigan State University. One involves construction of a 100-MeV superconducting cyclotron for neutron therapy. In the second, a conceptual design has been prepared for a 250-MeV superconducting synchrocyclotron for proton therapy. The third consists of preliminary studies of a compact 1600-MeV superconducting cyclotron system for heavy ion therapy
Keywords :
cyclotrons; radiation therapy; synchrocyclotrons; Michigan State University; heavy ion therapy; medical accelerator projects; neutron therapy; proton therapy; superconducting cyclotron; superconducting synchrocyclotron; Cyclotrons; Hospitals; Laboratories; Medical treatment; Neutrons; Nuclear physics; Particle beams; Proton accelerators; Synchrocyclotrons; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1989. Accelerator Science and Technology., Proceedings of the 1989 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1989.73238
