DocumentCode
984064
Title
Superconducting pion facility for medical application
Author
Vécsey, G.
Author_Institution
Swiss Institute for Nuclear Research, Villigen, Switzerland
Volume
17
Issue
5
fYear
1981
fDate
9/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
2324
Lastpage
2329
Abstract
June, 1980, the superconducting pion spectrometer of the radiotherapy facility was successfully put into operation. Motivation, general design features, construction, operational characteristics and first application experience are reported.
Keywords
Meson radiation therapy; Particle spectroscopy; Superconducting magnets; Biomedical equipment; Cancer; Magnetic levitation; Magnetic separation; Medical services; Medical treatment; Mesons; Particle beams; Silicon compounds; Superconducting magnets;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9464
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TMAG.1981.1061464
Filename
1061464
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