PAC2013 - List of Authors (Downer, T.)

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THPSM16	Design of a Compact X-Band Linac Structure for KAERI-RTX-ISU Medical Cyberknife Project	1418
	C.F. Eckman, T. Downer IAC, Pocatello, IDAHO, USA A. Andrews, P. Buaphad, Y. Kim ISU, Pocatello, Idaho, USA
	Recently, the Advanced Accelerator and Ultrafast beam Lab (AAUL) at Idaho State University (ISU), has been developing an X-band linac for the medical CyberKnife project by collaborating with Korean Atomic Energy Re- search Institute (KAERI) and Radiation Technology eXcellence (RTX) [1–3]. The medical CyberKnife is essentially an X-band linac, which is attached to a robotic arm for precise cancer treatment. The X-band linac has considerable advantages in cancer treatment over C-band or other RF linacs, partly due to its compact size and light weight. These qualities make the X-band linac easier to attach to a robotic arm, thus making it more maneuver- able. Other advantages include a higher accelerating gradient and a higher shunt impedance. Since high mobility is necessary for precise cancer treatment, the compact X-band RF linac was selected for the CyberKnife project. This paper describes detailed design processes of the X-band linac structure, which was done with 2D SUPERFISH and 3D CST MICROWAVE STUDIO (CST MWS) electromagnetic simulation programs.

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Design of a Compact X-Band Linac Structure for KAERI-RTX-ISU Medical Cyberknife Project

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C.F. Eckman, T. Downer
IAC, Pocatello, IDAHO, USA
A. Andrews, P. Buaphad, Y. Kim
ISU, Pocatello, Idaho, USA

Recently, the Advanced Accelerator and Ultrafast beam Lab (AAUL) at Idaho State University (ISU), has been developing an X-band linac for the medical CyberKnife project by collaborating with Korean Atomic Energy Re- search Institute (KAERI) and Radiation Technology eXcellence (RTX) [1–3]. The medical CyberKnife is essentially an X-band linac, which is attached to a robotic arm for precise cancer treatment. The X-band linac has considerable advantages in cancer treatment over C-band or other RF linacs, partly due to its compact size and light weight. These qualities make the X-band linac easier to attach to a robotic arm, thus making it more maneuver- able. Other advantages include a higher accelerating gradient and a higher shunt impedance. Since high mobility is necessary for precise cancer treatment, the compact X-band RF linac was selected for the CyberKnife project. This paper describes detailed design processes of the X-band linac structure, which was done with 2D SUPERFISH and 3D CST MICROWAVE STUDIO (CST MWS) electromagnetic simulation programs.