DocumentCode
827643
Title
A Heavy Ion Facility for Radiation Therapy
Author
Leemann, Ch. ; Alonso, J. ; Clark, D. ; Grunder, H. ; Hoyer, E. ; Lou, K. ; Staples, J. ; Voelker, F.
Author_Institution
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory University of California Berkeley, California 94720
Volume
24
Issue
3
fYear
1977
fDate
6/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
986
Lastpage
988
Abstract
The accelerator requirements of particle radiation therapy are reviewed and a preliminary design of a heavy ion synchrotron for hospital installation is presented. Beam delivery systems and multi-treatment room arrangements are outlined.
Keywords
Biomedical applications of radiation; Costs; Ion accelerators; Isotopes; Medical treatment; Particle accelerators; Particle beams; Production; Proton accelerators; Synchrotrons;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.1977.4328826
Filename
4328826
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