Author: Cowan, T.E.
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TUPOY003 Novel Approach to Utilize Proton Beams from High Power Laser Accelerators for Therapy 1905
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  • U. Masood, M. Baumann, W. Enghardt, L. Karsch, J. Pawelke, S. Schürer
    OncoRay, Dresden, Germany
  • M. Baumann
    German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
  • M. Baumann
    German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Dresden, Germany
  • T.E. Cowan, U. Schramm
    Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
  • T.E. Cowan, W. Enghardt, T. Herrmannsdoerfer, J. Pawelke, U. Schramm
    HZDR, Dresden, Germany
  • K.M. Hofmann, J.J. Wilkens
    Technische Universität München, Klinikum rechts der Isar & Physics Department, Munich, Germany
  • F. Kroll
    Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Institute of Radiation Physics, Dresden, Germany
 
  Funding: Supported by German BMBF, nos. 03Z1N511 and 03Z1O511 & DFG cluster of excellence MAP.
Protons provide superior radiotherapy benefits to patients, but immense size and cost of the system limits it to only few centers worldwide. Proton acceleration on μm scale via high intensity laser is promising to reduce size and costs of proton therapy, but associated beamlines are still big and massive. Also, in contrast to conventionally accelerated quasi-continuous mono-energetic pencil beams, laser-driven beams have distinct beam properties, i.e. ultra-intense pico-sec bunches with large energy spread and large divergences, and with low repetition rate. With new lasers with petawatt power, protons with therapy related energies could be achieved, however, the beam properties make it challenging to adapt them directly for medical applications. We will present our compact beamline solution including energy selection and divergence control, and a new beam scanning and dose delivery system with specialized 3D treatment planning system for laser-driven proton beams. The beamline is based on high field iron-less pulsed magnets and about three times smaller than the conventional systems*, and can provide high quality clinical treatment plans**.
* U. Masood et al, Applied Phys B, 117(1):41-52, 2014
** K.M. Hofmann et al, Medical Physics, 42(9):5120-5129, 2015
 
DOI • reference for this paper ※ DOI:10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2016-TUPOY003  
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