TY  - JOUR
AU  - Verdu-Andres, S.
AU  - Amaldi, U.
AU  - Faus-Golfe, A.
PY  - 2013
DA  - 2013//
TI  - CABOTO, a high-gradient linac for hadrontherapy
T2  - J. Radiat. Res.
JO  - Journal of Radiation Research
SP  - 155
EP  - 161
VL  - 54
PB  - Oxford Univ Press
KW  - hadrontherapy
KW  - high-gradient linac
KW  - cyclinac
KW  - carbon ion therapy
KW  - 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.
SN  - 0449-3060
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1093/jrr/rrt053
DO  - 10.1093/jrr/rrt053
LA  - English
N1  - WOS:000321463900021
ID  - Verdu-Andres_etal2013
ER  -