Design, construction and low power RF tests of the first module of the ACLIP linac
Contributo in Atti di convegno
Data di Pubblicazione:
2008
Citazione:
Design, construction and low power RF tests of the first module of the ACLIP linac / V.G. Vaccaro, M.R. Masullo, C. De Martinis, D. Giove, A. Rainò, V. Variale, S. Mathot, R.J. Rush - In: EPAC08 European Particle Accelerator Conference Proceedings[s.l] : null, 2008. - pp. 1836-1838 (( Intervento presentato al 11. convegno EPAC : European particle accelerator conference tenutosi a Genova nel 2008.
Abstract:
ACLIP is a 3 GHz proton SCL linac designed as a
booster for a 30 MeV commercial cyclotron. The final
energy is 62 MeV well suitable for the therapy of ocular
tumors or for further acceleration (up to 230 MeV) by a
second linac in order to treat deep-seated tumours. The
possibility of using magnetrons as the source of RF
power, to reduce the overall cost of the machine, is under
investigation with our collaborators e2v (Chelmsford,
UK). ACLIP is a 5 modules structure coupled together.
The first one (able to accelerate proton from 30 to 35
MeV) has been machined and completely brazed. We
plan to have the high power test by early Autumn 2008.
In this paper we will review the main features of the linac
and discuss the results of the RF measurements carried out on this prototype.
Tipologia IRIS:
03 - Contributo in volume
Keywords:
protontheraphy; linac; Linear accelerators
Elenco autori:
V.G. Vaccaro, M.R. Masullo, C. De Martinis, D. Giove, A. Rainò, V. Variale, S. Mathot, R.J. Rush
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EPAC08 European Particle Accelerator Conference Proceedings