Beam Diagnostics for the Proton Therapy Facility Proscan
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The dedicated new medical facility PROSCAN has restarted the treatment of deep seated tumours with proton beams at Gantry 1. The beam lines to the new gantry 2 for the further development of the spot-scanning technology, as well as to the replacement of the long established OPTIS facility for the treatment of eye melanoma, and to a material irradiation area, are in the commissioning phase. An overview on the diagnostics of the beam lines and of Gantry 1 and its implementation to the facility is given.
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