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             <author>Snively, E.J.C.</author>
             <author>Dolgashev, V.A.</author>
             <author>Faddegon, B.A.</author>
             <author>Le Sage, G.P.</author>
             <author>Li, Z.</author>
             <author>Mendez, J.R.</author>
             <author>Nanni, E.A.</author>
             <author>Palmer, D.T.</author>
             <author>Pankuch, M.</author>
             <author>Schulte, R.W.</author>
             <author>Tantawi, S.G.</author>
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          <title>
             Rapid RF-Driven 3D Pencil Beam Scanning for Proton Therapy
          </title>
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       <publisher>JACoW Publishing</publisher>
       <pub-location>Geneva, Switzerland</pub-location>
       <abstract>
          We report on the development of a 2.856 GHz accelerator system to provide energy modulation and RF-based steering for rapid 3-D beam scanning for proton therapy. Designs for the accelerator and deflector cavities have been modeled in ANSYS-HFSS and used to produce prototype structures. We present high power test results for a single cell energy modulator prototype and a three cell deflector prototype. Using General Particle Tracer, we simulate proton beam transport through the fully rendered accelerator and deflector beamline. System performance is optimized for the case of sub-relativistic protons with 230 MeV kinetic energy and covers an energy modulation range of ±30 MeV. We present simulated beam profile data after energy modulation and lateral steering, achieved using a combination of dynamic RF deflector cavities and static permanent magnet quadrupoles.
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