| Title |
Status of the TOP-IMPLART Proton LINAC |
| Authors |
- P. Nenzi, A. Ampollini, G. Bazzano, F. Marracino, L. Picardi, C. Ronsivalle, V. Surrenti, M. Vadrucci
ENEA C.R. Frascati, Frascati (Roma), Italy
- F. Ambrosini
University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
- F. Ambrosini
Università di Roma "La Sapienza", SAPIENZA-DIET, Roma, Italy
- C. Snels
ENEA Casaccia, Roma, Italy
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| Abstract |
In this work we present the latest update on the TOP-IMPLART LINAC. It is a 150 MeV proton linear accelerator for protontherapy application under realization at ENEA-Frascati in the framework of a project developed by ENEA, the Italian National Institute of Health (ISS) and Regina Elena National Cancer Institute-IFO-Rome. The accelerator consists of a 7 MeV injector operating at 425 MHz followed by a LINAC booster working at 2997.92 MHz at a maximum repetition frequency of 100 Hz. The medium energy section up to 35 MeV is a sequence of four SCDTL modules (Side Coupled Drift Tube LINAC) powered by a single 10 MW klystron: the first module bringing beam energy from 7MeV to 11.6MeV with an input power of 1.3 MW in a 4usec pulse has been successfully commissioned with a 10 uA per pulse beam accelerated at the design energy demonstrating the functionality of low energy proton acceleration at high RF frequency. The effects on beam dynamics, caused by the absence of any harmonic relation between the two operating frequencies of the LINAC has been simulated and experimentally verified during the commissioning activity. The second and third module installation and testing is undergoing.
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| Conference |
IPAC2015, Richmond, VA, USA |
| Series |
International Particle Accelerator Conference (6th) |
| Proceedings |
Link to full IPAC2015 Proccedings |
| Session |
Tuesday Posters (Wilson) |
| Date |
05-May-15 16:00–18:00 |
| Main Classification |
8: Applications of Accelerators, Tech Transfer, and Industrial Relations |
| Sub Classification |
U01 - Medical Applications |
| Keywords |
proton, linac, operation, controls, klystron |
| Publisher |
JACoW, Geneva, Switzerland |
| Editors |
Stuart Henderson (ANL, Argonne, IL, USA); Evelyn Akers (Jlab, Newport News, VA, USA); Todd Satogata (JLab, Newport News, VA, USA); Volker R.W. Schaa (GSI, Darmstadt, Germany) |
| ISBN |
978-3-95450-168-7 |
| Published |
June 2015 |
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