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Applied Research Development of a Proton Radiation Therapy Facility at Iucf

Proton Radiation Therapy Status of the Iucf Proton Radiation Therapy Facility

Siberian Snake Experiments at the Iucf Cooler Ring

Recent polarized proton beam experiments in the IUCF Cooler Ring found an evidence for a second-order snake depolarizing resonance, when the vertical betatron tune was inadvertently set near a quarter-integer. We have also studied the possibility of spin-flipping the beam polarization in the presence of a full Siberian snake using an rf solenoid. By varying the rf solenoid’s ramp time and frequ...

Indiana University Cyclotron Operation for Proton Therapy Facility*

Indiana University has designed and finished construction of the Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute (MPRI) [1] consisting of one treatment room with two fixed horizontal beam lines and two treatment rooms with isocentric gantries. The first treatment room has been operating since February 2004, while the first Gantry treatment room has been in use treating patients since April 2007. The prot...

Spin-splitter Studies: Polarization Stability Measurements at Iucf

A self-polarization mechanism for stored (anti)-protons and ions based on the SternGerlach effect in gradient fields has been proposed. The aim of the ongoing measurements at the Indiana University Cyclotron Facility (IUCF) is to verify experimentally the various assumptions on which this effect is based. The final goal is to demonstrate this new polarization effect, which could be a potential ...