PT Journal
AU Verdu-Andres, S
   Amaldi, U
   Faus-Golfe, A
TI CABOTO, a high-gradient linac for hadrontherapy
SO Journal of Radiation Research
JI J. Radiat. Res.
PY 2013
BP 155
EP 161
VL 54
DI 10.1093/jrr/rrt053
LA English
DE hadrontherapy; high-gradient linac; cyclinac; carbon ion therapy; multipainting
AB The field of hadrontherapy has grown rapidly in recent years. At present the therapeutic beam is provided by a cyclotron or a synchrotron, but neither cyclotrons nor synchrotrons present the best performances for hadrontherapy. The new generation of accelerators for hadrontherapy should allow fast active energy modulation and have a high repetition rate, so that moving organs can be appropriately treated in a reasonable time. In addition, a reduction of the dimensions and cost of the accelerators for hadrontherapy would make the acquisition and operation of a hadrontherapy facility more affordable, which would translate into great benefits for the potential hadrontherapy patients. The 'cyclinac', an accelerator concept that combines a cyclotron with a high-frequency linear accelerator (linac), is a fast-cycling machine specifically conceived to allow for fast active energy modulation. The present paper focuses on CABOTO (CArbon BOoster for Therapy in Oncology), a compact, efficient high-frequency linac that can accelerate C6+ ions and H-2 molecules from 150-410 MeV/u in similar to 24 m. The paper presents the latest design of CABOTO and discusses its performances.
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