Accelerator tube construction and characterization for a tandem-electrostatic-quadrupole for accelerator-based boron neutron capture therapy

D Cartelli; V Thatar Vento; W Castell; H Di Paolo; J M Kesque; J Bergueiro; A A Valda; J Erhardt; A J Kreiner

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.01.017

Accelerator tube construction and characterization for a tandem-electrostatic-quadrupole for accelerator-based boron neutron capture therapy

Appl Radiat Isot. 2011 Dec;69(12):1680-3. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.01.017. Epub 2011 Feb 3.

Authors

D Cartelli¹, V Thatar Vento, W Castell, H Di Paolo, J M Kesque, J Bergueiro, A A Valda, J Erhardt, A J Kreiner

Affiliation

¹ Gerencia de Investigación y Aplicaciones, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, Argentina.

PMID: 21334904
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.01.017

Abstract

The accelerator tubes are essential components of the accelerator. Their function is to transport and accelerate a very intense proton or deuteron beam through the machine, from the ion source to the neutron production target, without significant losses. In this contribution, we discuss materials selected for the tube construction, the procedures used for their assembly and the testing performed to meet the stringent requirements to which it is subjected.

MeSH terms

Boron Neutron Capture Therapy / instrumentation*
Equipment Design*
Static Electricity