Title :
Review of compact commercial accelerator products and applications
Author_Institution :
Ion Beam Appl., Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Abstract :
Application-oriented accelerators are generally built commercially, and they often emphasize other qualities than the accelerators for research. These accelerators are generally specialized for a specific application, and are therefore very simple and inexpensive to operate. The author will review some products and applications in the field of medicine, such as the production of radioisotopes and radiotherapy, as well as in the industrial field, such as sterilization applications and the modification of materials
Keywords :
cyclotrons; electron beam applications; particle accelerators; positron emission tomography; radiation therapy; radioisotopes; applications; materials; medicine; particle accelerator; radioisotopes; radiotherapy; sterilization; Biomedical imaging; Cyclotrons; Electron beams; Ion accelerators; Medical diagnostic imaging; Particle accelerators; Particle beams; Production; Proton accelerators; Radioactive materials;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1997. Proceedings of the 1997
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4376-X
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1997.753413
