Concepts of a compact achromatic proton gantry with a wide scanning field

An ion optical design of a gantry for proton beam therapy is presented. To achieve a wide-range beam scanning, a single 120° bending magnet has been divided into three magnets of 3 × 40° with different air gaps and field strengths, in order to improve the ion optical properties as well as the overal...

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Published inNuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment Vol. 406; no. 2; pp. 307 - 310
Main Authors Vorobiev, L.G, Wollnik, H, Winkler, M, Kalimov, A.G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.04.1998
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Magnetic lenses
Magnets
Particle beams
Protons
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Summary:An ion optical design of a gantry for proton beam therapy is presented. To achieve a wide-range beam scanning, a single 120° bending magnet has been divided into three magnets of 3 × 40° with different air gaps and field strengths, in order to improve the ion optical properties as well as the overall weight and the weight distribution.
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ISSN:0168-9002
1872-9576
DOI:10.1016/S0168-9002(98)91990-8