2 papers
physics.acc-ph2021
Review of Technologies for Ion Therapy Accelerators
H. X. Q. Norman, A. F. Steinberg, R. B. Appleby +4
Cancer therapy using protons and heavier ions such as carbon has demonstrated advantages over other radiotherapy treatments. To bring about the next generation of clinical faciliti…
physics.med-ph2021
A Carbon-Ion Superconducting Gantry and a Synchrotron Based on Canted Cosine Theta Magnets
E. Benedetto, N. Al Harbi, L. Brouwer +4
This article presents the conceptual design of a new compact superconducting gantry and synchrotron for Carbon ion therapy and focuses on the solutions (layout and optics) to make…