A new type of accelerator for charged particle cancer therapy

Rob Edgecock

doi:10.1063/1.4802342

A new type of accelerator for charged particle cancer therapy

Rob Edgecock

Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

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Abstract

Non-scaling Fixed Field Alternating Gradient accelerators (ns-FFAGs) show great potential for the acceleration of protons and light ions for the treatment of certain cancers. They have unique features as they combine techniques from the existing types of accelerators, cyclotrons and synchrotrons, and hence look to have advantages over both for this application. However, these unique features meant that it was necessary to build one of these accelerators to show that it works and to undertake a detailed conceptual design of a medical machine. Both of these have now been done. This paper will describe the concepts of this type of accelerator, show results from the proof-of-principle machine (EMMA) and described the medical machine (PAMELA).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry
Subtitle of host publication	Twenty-Second International Conference
Editors	Floyd D. McDaniel, Barney L. Doyle, Gary A. Glass, Yongqiang Wang
Publisher	AIP Publishing LLC
Pages	323-326
Number of pages	4
Volume	1525
Edition	1
ISBN (Print)	9780735411487
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4802342
Publication status	Published - 19 Apr 2013
Event	22nd International Conference on the Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry - Fort Worth, United States Duration: 5 Aug 2012 → 10 Aug 2012 Conference number: 22

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Name	AIP Conference Proceedings
Volume	1525
ISSN (Print)	0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)	1551-7616

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Conference	22nd International Conference on the Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry
Abbreviated title	CAARI 2012
Country/Territory	United States
City	Fort Worth
Period	5/08/12 → 10/08/12

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Edgecock, R 2013, A new type of accelerator for charged particle cancer therapy. in FD McDaniel, BL Doyle, GA Glass & Y Wang (eds), Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry: Twenty-Second International Conference. 1 edn, vol. 1525, AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 1525, AIP Publishing LLC, pp. 323-326, 22nd International Conference on the Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry, Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 5/08/12. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4802342

A new type of accelerator for charged particle cancer therapy. / Edgecock, Rob.
Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry: Twenty-Second International Conference. ed. / Floyd D. McDaniel; Barney L. Doyle; Gary A. Glass; Yongqiang Wang. Vol. 1525 1. ed. AIP Publishing LLC, 2013. p. 323-326 (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 1525).

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