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Commissioning and Testing of the First IBA S2C2

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S. Henrotin, M. Abs, E. Forton, Y. Jongen, W.J.G.M. Kleeven, P. Verbruggen, J. van de Walle
IBA, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

The first unit of the IBA superconducting synchrocyclotron (S2C2) has been installed in Nice, France, and is currently being commissioned. In this communication, we will present some issues encountered during the commissioning of our first synchrocyclotron for protontherapy. We will mainly focus on beam aspects, showing the influence of several machine parameters on beam properties like stability, energy and intensity.

Poster TUP07 [1.403 MB]

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The S2C2: From Source to Extraction

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J. van de Walle, M. Abs, E. Forton, S. Henrotin, Y. Jongen, W.J.G.M. Kleeven, P. Verbruggen
IBA, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
M. Conjat, J. Mandrillon, P. Mandrillon
AIMA, Nice, France

Apart from being the first constructed superconducting accelerator, the S2C2 is also the first synchro-cyclotron at IBA. To study the beam dynamics, new computational tools had to be developed dealing with much larger number of turns, the longitudinal capture in the central region and the regenerative extraction. The S2C2 is a medical accelerator requiring a precise control of the beam characteristics so a deep understanding of beam dynamics is mandatory. Our simulation strategy allows to gain important insight in the acceleration process and beam characteristics: the beam emittance and energy spread, beam losses, effects of coil misalignments, median plane errors, resonances, etc. The simulation tools are split in three parts. At first, protons are tracked from the source up to about 3 MeV with the in-house tracking code AOC. In a second part, only the energy, RF phase and orbit centers are tracked as a function of time. Finally, a detailed tracking from 225 MeV up to extraction is performed with AOC. Simulations are compared to experimental observations during in-factory testing and commissioning of the first S2C2 installed in Nice, France.

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The IBA S2C2: From First Unit to Industrial Product

E. Forton, T. Colmant, S. Henrotin, W.J.G.M. Kleeven, S. Quets, P. Verbruggen, J. van de Walle
IBA, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

While the first unit of the S2C2, IBA's synchrocyclotron dedicated to proton therapy, was being tested and validated for clinical operation, the "Research and Development" and "Manufacturing and Supply Chain" departments teamed up to industrialize the design, start the series production of the first batch and planned for a production ramp up. In this communication, we will describe how the team was gathered, how IBA interfaced with suppliers who also had to ramp up the production of critical components, what deliverables were required for the industrialization and how the engineers were trained for the testing and installation. We will also present how IBA will increase its manufacturing capability to cope with the already high demand from the market for this new accelerator.

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TUP07	Commissioning and Testing of the First IBA S2C2	178
	S. Henrotin, M. Abs, E. Forton, Y. Jongen, W.J.G.M. Kleeven, P. Verbruggen, J. van de Walle IBA, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
	The first unit of the IBA superconducting synchrocyclotron (S2C2) has been installed in Nice, France, and is currently being commissioned. In this communication, we will present some issues encountered during the commissioning of our first synchrocyclotron for protontherapy. We will mainly focus on beam aspects, showing the influence of several machine parameters on beam properties like stability, energy and intensity.
	Poster TUP07 [1.403 MB]
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THB01	The S2C2: From Source to Extraction	285
	J. van de Walle, M. Abs, E. Forton, S. Henrotin, Y. Jongen, W.J.G.M. Kleeven, P. Verbruggen IBA, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium M. Conjat, J. Mandrillon, P. Mandrillon AIMA, Nice, France
	Apart from being the first constructed superconducting accelerator, the S2C2 is also the first synchro-cyclotron at IBA. To study the beam dynamics, new computational tools had to be developed dealing with much larger number of turns, the longitudinal capture in the central region and the regenerative extraction. The S2C2 is a medical accelerator requiring a precise control of the beam characteristics so a deep understanding of beam dynamics is mandatory. Our simulation strategy allows to gain important insight in the acceleration process and beam characteristics: the beam emittance and energy spread, beam losses, effects of coil misalignments, median plane errors, resonances, etc. The simulation tools are split in three parts. At first, protons are tracked from the source up to about 3 MeV with the in-house tracking code AOC. In a second part, only the energy, RF phase and orbit centers are tracked as a function of time. Finally, a detailed tracking from 225 MeV up to extraction is performed with AOC. Simulations are compared to experimental observations during in-factory testing and commissioning of the first S2C2 installed in Nice, France.
	Slides THB01 [2.574 MB]
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FRA02	The IBA S2C2: From First Unit to Industrial Product
	E. Forton, T. Colmant, S. Henrotin, W.J.G.M. Kleeven, S. Quets, P. Verbruggen, J. van de Walle IBA, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
	While the first unit of the S2C2, IBA's synchrocyclotron dedicated to proton therapy, was being tested and validated for clinical operation, the "Research and Development" and "Manufacturing and Supply Chain" departments teamed up to industrialize the design, start the series production of the first batch and planned for a production ramp up. In this communication, we will describe how the team was gathered, how IBA interfaced with suppliers who also had to ramp up the production of critical components, what deliverables were required for the industrialization and how the engineers were trained for the testing and installation. We will also present how IBA will increase its manufacturing capability to cope with the already high demand from the market for this new accelerator.
	Slides FRA02 [6.712 MB]
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