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MOPOTK023 | Beam Dynamics Studies on the 50 MeV Electron Linear Accelerator for Ultra-High Dose Rates | 489 |
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Electron beams with ultra-high dose rates (>40 Gy/s), which enable effective radiotherapy to act on deep-seated tumors in less than a second, can be generated by linear accelerators. To successfully achieve FLASH radiotherapy, we have performed the 50 MeV linear accelerator design studies. The designed electron accelerator consists of a thermionic electron gun, sub-harmonic buncher, buncher and 2.856 GHz traveling wave structure. In this report the design layout and particle tracking simulation results of the 50 MeV electron linac with high beam current are presented in detail.
FLASH radiotherapy |
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DOI • | reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2022-MOPOTK023 | |
About • | Received ※ 08 June 2022 — Revised ※ 12 June 2022 — Accepted ※ 13 June 2022 — Issue date ※ 15 June 2022 | |
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THPOMS013 | Electron Gun System Design for FLASH Radiotherapy | 2970 |
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An electron gun is a device that emits electron beams used in an electron accelerator, an electron beam welder, an x-ray generator, etc. This device can be broadly divided into three components: a cathode, a grid, and an anode. A medical electron gun, which is a sub-system of an electron accelerator for FLASH radiotherapy, requires a high current. The electron gun was designed to obtain a peak current up to 15A using EIMAC Y824 cathode. We would like to introduce the structure of the electron gun and the required power supply system. In this paper, we will describe the optimization process of the electron gun structure design, the Marx-type power supply providing 200 kV pulse voltage, and the grid pulse power supply ranging from 1ns to 1.5 ’s.
Electron gun design, Accelerator, Radiotherapy, High Current |
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DOI • | reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2022-THPOMS013 | |
About • | Received ※ 08 June 2022 — Revised ※ 15 June 2022 — Accepted ※ 28 June 2022 — Issue date ※ 10 July 2022 | |
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