Developments and applications of accelerator system at the Wakasa Wan Energy Research Center
Abstract
At the Wakasa Wan Energy Research Center (WERC), an accelerator system with a 5 MV tandem accelerator and a 200 MeV proton synchrotron is used for ion beam analyses and irradiation experiments. The study of cancer therapy with a proton beam is also performed. Therefore, the stable operation and efficient sharing of beam time of the system are required, based on the treatment standard. Recent developments and the operation status of the system put stress on the tandem accelerator operation, magnifying the problems.
- Publication:
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Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B
- Pub Date:
- December 2005
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.nimb.2005.07.176
- Bibcode:
- 2005NIMPB.241..862H
- Keywords:
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- Tandem accelerator;
- Synchrotron;
- Materials science;
- Biology;
- Ion beam analysis;
- Proton cancer therapy;
- RF resonant transformer;
- Schenkel rectifier;
- 29.17.+w;
- 29.20.Lq;
- 29.25.Ni;
- 61.72.Qq;
- 61.80.Jh;
- 81.05.-5;
- 87.50.-a;
- 87.53.Qc;
- 87.56.-v;
- Electrostatic collective and linear accelerators;
- Synchrotrons;
- Ion sources: positive and negative;
- Microscopic defects;
- Ion radiation effects;
- Effects of radiation and external fields on biomolecules cells and higher organisms;
- Proton neutron and heavier particle dosimetry: measurements;
- Radiation therapy equipment