Title :
Design study of a linear accelerator system for neutron capture therapy
Author :
Kim, J.-W. ; Chai, J.S.
Author_Institution :
RIKEN, Inst. of Phys. & Chem. Res., Saitama, Japan
Abstract :
A proton linear accelerator has been conceived to be used for boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) and neutron radiography (NR) at the Korea Cancer Center Hospital in Seoul, Korea. The main accelerator is an RFQ which will accelerate protons from 90 keV to 3.5 MeV with a current of 50 mA in the present design. According to the PARMTEQ calculation, transmission efficiency is over 95% for that current. Beam dynamics and RF properties of the RFQ have been studied along with beam transport and target systems. At present possibility of obtaining funding appears to be low, but we thought it is worthwhile to carry out the design study for the future proposal
Keywords :
accelerator RF systems; cancer; linear accelerators; neutron radiography; particle beam dynamics; proton accelerators; radiation therapy; 50 mA; 90 keV to 3.5 MeV; 96 percent; BNCT; Korea Cancer Center Hospital; PARMTEQ calculation; RF properties; RFQ; beam dynamics; beam transport; boron neutron capture therapy; linear accelerator system; neutron radiography; proton linear accelerator; transmission efficiency; Acceleration; Cancer; Diagnostic radiography; Hospitals; Ion accelerators; Linear accelerators; Neutron capture therapy; Particle beams; Proposals; Proton accelerators;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1997. Proceedings of the 1997
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4376-X
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1997.753428
