Author: Shumail, M.
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MOPOJO12 Design of a Compact Linac for High Average Power Radiotherapy 53
 
  • C.D. Nantista, G.B. Bowden, Z. Li, M. Shumail, S.G. Tantawi
    SLAC, Menlo Park, California, USA
  • B.W. Loo
    Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
 
  We present the design of a compact, 10 MeV, 300 mA pulsed X-band linac developed for medical application. The layout, <1 m including gun, buncher, capture section and current monitor, is of a recent configuration in which the 36 main linac cavities are individually fed in parallel through side waveguide manifolds, allowing for split fabrication. Initially destined for experimental study of FLASH irradiation of mouse tumors, the design was developed as a prototype for realization of a PHASER cancer treatment machine, in which multiple linacs, powered sequentially from a common RF source, are to provide rapid treatment to patients from multiple directions without mechanical movement, delivering dosage on a time scale that essentially freezes the patient. In this paper, we focus on the RF design, beam capture optimization, mechanical design and fabrication of the linac itself, deferring discussion of other important aspects such as window and target design, experimental specification setting, radiation shielding and operations.  
DOI • reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-LINAC2022-MOPOJO12  
About • Received ※ 22 August 2022 — Revised ※ 26 August 2022 — Accepted ※ 02 September 2022 — Issue date ※ 06 September 2022
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MOPOJO16 Cryogenic Accelerator Design for Compact Very High Energy Electron Therapy 62
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  • E.J.C. Snively, V. Borzenets, G.B. Bowden, A.K. Krasnykh, Z. Li, C.D. Nantista, M. Oriunno, M. Shumail, S.G. Tantawi
    SLAC, Menlo Park, California, USA
  • B.W. Loo
    Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
 
  Funding: This research has been supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under Contract No. DE-C02-76SF00515.
We report on the development of a cryogenic X-band (11.424 GHz) accelerator to provide electron beams for Very High Energy Electron therapy. The distributed coupling linac is designed with a 135° phase advance, capable of producing a 100 MeV/m accelerating gradient in a one-meter structure using only 19 MW when operating at 77 K. This peak power will be achieved through pulse compression of a 5-8 MW few-µs pulse, ensuring compatibility with a commercial power source. We present designs of the cryogenic linac and power distribution system, as well as a room temperature pulse compressor using the HE11 mode in a corrugated cavity. We discuss scaling this compact and economical design into a 16 linac array that can achieve FLASH dose rates (> 40 Gy/s) while eliminating the downtime associated with gantry motion.
 
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DOI • reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-LINAC2022-MOPOJO16  
About • Received ※ 14 August 2022 — Revised ※ 18 August 2022 — Accepted ※ 01 September 2022 — Issue date ※ 26 September 2022
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