HEATHER - HElium Ion Accelerator for RadioTHERapy

J. Taylor; T. R. Edgecock; C. Johnstone; S. Green

doi:10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2017-THPVA133

HEATHER - HElium Ion Accelerator for RadioTHERapy

J. Taylor, T. R. Edgecock, C. Johnstone, S. Green

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A non-scaling fixed field alternating gradient (nsFFAG) accelerator is being designed for helium ion therapy. This facility will consist of 2 superconducting rings, treating with helium ions (He²⁺) and image with hydrogen ions (H₂⁺). Currently only carbon ions are used to treat cancer, yet there is an increasing interest in the use of lighter ions for therapy. Lighter ions have reduced dose tail beyond the tumour compared to carbon, caused by low Z secondary particles produced via inelastic nuclear reactions. An FFAG approach for helium therapy has never been previously considered. Having demonstrated isochronous acceleration from 0.5 MeV to 900 MeV, we now demonstrate the survival of a realistic beam across both stages.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IPAC 2017 - Proceedings of the 8th International Particle Accelerator Conference
Editors	Gianluigi Arduini, Mats Lindroos, Juliana Pranke, Volker RW Schaa, Mike Seidel
Publisher	Joint Accelerator Conferences Website (JACoW)
Pages	4768-4771
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9783954501823
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2017-THPVA133
Publication status	Published - 14 May 2017
Event	8th International Particle Accelerator Conference - Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: 14 May 2017 → 19 May 2017 Conference number: 8 https://ipac17.org/ (Link to Conference Website )

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Conference	8th International Particle Accelerator Conference
Abbreviated title	IPAC'17
Country/Territory	Denmark
City	Copenhagen
Period	14/05/17 → 19/05/17
Internet address	https://ipac17.org/ (Link to Conference Website )

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Taylor, J., Edgecock, T. R., Johnstone, C., & Green, S. (2017). HEATHER - HElium Ion Accelerator for RadioTHERapy. In G. Arduini, M. Lindroos, J. Pranke, V. RW. Schaa, & M. Seidel (Eds.), IPAC 2017 - Proceedings of the 8th International Particle Accelerator Conference (pp. 4768-4771). [THPVA133] Joint Accelerator Conferences Website (JACoW). https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2017-THPVA133

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Taylor, J, Edgecock, TR, Johnstone, C & Green, S 2017, HEATHER - HElium Ion Accelerator for RadioTHERapy. in G Arduini, M Lindroos, J Pranke, VRW Schaa & M Seidel (eds), IPAC 2017 - Proceedings of the 8th International Particle Accelerator Conference., THPVA133, Joint Accelerator Conferences Website (JACoW), pp. 4768-4771, 8th International Particle Accelerator Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, 14/05/17. https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2017-THPVA133

HEATHER - HElium Ion Accelerator for RadioTHERapy. / Taylor, J.; Edgecock, T. R.; Johnstone, C. et al.

IPAC 2017 - Proceedings of the 8th International Particle Accelerator Conference. ed. / Gianluigi Arduini; Mats Lindroos; Juliana Pranke; Volker RW Schaa; Mike Seidel . Joint Accelerator Conferences Website (JACoW), 2017. p. 4768-4771 THPVA133.

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