The aim of this study is to compare the dosimetric characteristics of robotic and conventional linac-based SBRT techniques for lung cancer, and to provide planning guidance for each modality. Eight patients who received linac-based SBRT were retrospectively included in this study. A dose of 60 Gy given in three fractions was prescribed to each target. The Synchrony Respiratory Tracking System a...

Radium needles that were once implanted into tumours as a cancer treatment are now obsolete and constitute a radioactive waste problem, as their half-life is 1600 years. We are investigating the reduction of radium by transmutation on a small scale by bombarding Ra-226 with high-energy photons from a medical linear accelerator (linac) to produce Ra-225, which subsequently decays to Ac-225, whic...

The NLC linac train-by-train feedback system is designed to stabilize the beam trajectory, but is also a valuable element in the strategy for emittance preservation. New simulations employ improved strategies [1], allowing beam steering to be performed significantly less often than without the feedback system. Additional simulations indicate that the linac feedback can contribute towards succes...

A RFQ linac (3MeV, 350MHz, 20mA, CW and 324cm in length) is being built for the Korea Multipurpose Accelerator Complex (KOMAC). The physical and engineering design of the H/H RFQ linac are described. The fabrication process for the cold model and structure support is described. The current status of the RFQ is reported.

PURPOSE The integration of a low field biplanar magnetic resonance (MR) imager and linear accelerator (linac) causes magnetic interference at the linac due to the MR fringe fields. In order to eliminate this interference, passive and active magnetic shielding designs are investigated. METHODS The optimized design of passive magnetic shielding was performed using the finite element method. The...

Abstract The purpose of this paper is to present the Monte-Carlo calculations performed design a special element called gamma blocker (GB), necessary stop radiation in Accelerator-to-Target (A2T) section European Spallation Source (ESS) linac. Very high levels emitted backward from activated target through beam pipe could effectively block any human intervention close transport system. residual...

Methods and results for commissioning of the complete VMAT delivery chain are presented for the combination of Nucletron's Oncentra MasterPlan® v3.3 with Elekta's Mosaiq® v1.6 and SynergyS® linac. VMAT specific linac commissioning included determination of the size of the minimal dynamic leaf gap. Dosimetric validation of the complete treatment chain was performed using a 2D-ionization-chamber-...

Most scenarios for accelerating muons require recirculating acceleration. A racetrack shape for the accelerator requires particles with lower energy in early passes to traverse almost the same length of arc as particles with the highest energy. This extra arc length may lead to excess decays and excess cost. Changing the geometry to a “dogbone” shape, where there is a single linac and the beam ...

The JLC is a linear collider project pursued in Japan by researchers centered around KEK. The R&D status for the JLC project is presented, with emphasis on recent results from ATF concerning studies of production of ultra-low emittance beams and from manufacturing research on X-band accelerator structures.