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Rainò, A. C.

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TUPP132 Design, Construction and Low Power RF Tests of the First Module of the ACLIP Linac 1836
 
  • V. G. Vaccaro
    Naples University Federico II, Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences Faculty, Napoli
  • C. De Martinis
    Universita' degli Studi di Milano & INFN, Segrate
  • D. Giove
    INFN/LASA, Segrate (MI)
  • M. R. Masullo
    INFN-Napoli, Napoli
  • S. J. Mathot
    CERN, Geneva
  • A. C. Rainò, V. Variale
    INFN-Bari, Bari
  • R. J. Rush
    e2v, Chelmsford, Essex
  
  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 tumours 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 within a collaboration with the company 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 the brazed. We plan to have the high power test by early fall 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.