LINAC2014 - List of Authors (Haberer, Th.)

Paper	Title	Page
MOPP067	Operation of the LINAC and the LINAC RF System for the Ion-Beam Therapy Center Heidelberg	211
MOPOL05	use link to see paper's listing under its alternate paper code
	E. Feldmeier, R. Cee, Th. Haberer HIT, Heidelberg, Germany
	The Heidelberg Ion Therapy Center HIT is in clinical operation since 2009. It is the first dedicated european particle accelerator for medical treatment. Its central location on the campus of the Heidelberg University Hospital fits perfectly in the clinical everyday life. The accelerator complex consists of a linear accelerator and a synchrotron and is designed for protons and carbon ions, but can also provide helium and oxygen ions. The LINAC, build in 2006, operates since 5 years in a 24/7 schema which leads to 60000 operating hours up to now. The performance with an availibility of better than 99% is much higher than expected and is caused by a solid design and a well planned and foresighted maintenance. Unavoidable failures during operation can be solved very fast with the on site experts for each section. The combination of personnel spare parts and permanent ongoing developments is very successful. An upgrade program for parts of the linac and also for the RF system is in planning to keep the uptime high and to improve the performance for further needs.

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Title

Page

MOPP067

Operation of the LINAC and the LINAC RF System for the Ion-Beam Therapy Center Heidelberg

211

MOPOL05

use link to see paper's listing under its alternate paper code

E. Feldmeier, R. Cee, Th. Haberer
HIT, Heidelberg, Germany

The Heidelberg Ion Therapy Center HIT is in clinical operation since 2009. It is the first dedicated european particle accelerator for medical treatment. Its central location on the campus of the Heidelberg University Hospital fits perfectly in the clinical everyday life. The accelerator complex consists of a linear accelerator and a synchrotron and is designed for protons and carbon ions, but can also provide helium and oxygen ions. The LINAC, build in 2006, operates since 5 years in a 24/7 schema which leads to 60000 operating hours up to now. The performance with an availibility of better than 99% is much higher than expected and is caused by a solid design and a well planned and foresighted maintenance. Unavoidable failures during operation can be solved very fast with the on site experts for each section. The combination of personnel spare parts and permanent ongoing developments is very successful. An upgrade program for parts of the linac and also for the RF system is in planning to keep the uptime high and to improve the performance for further needs.