Development of high intensity ion sources for a Tandem-Electrostatic-Quadrupole facility for Accelerator-Based Boron Neutron Capture Therapy

• Published in: Applied radiation and isotopes Vol. 69; no. 12; pp. 1676 - 1679
• Main Authors: Bergueiro, J., Igarzabal, M., Suarez Sandin, J.C., Somacal, H.R., Thatar Vento, V., Huck, H., Valda, A.A., Repetto, M., Kreiner, A.J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2011
• Subjects: Accelerator-based BNCT; Boron Neutron Capture Therapy; Ion source development; Static Electricity; Tandem-Electrostatic-Quadrupole accelerator; Ion source development; Accelerator-based BNCT; Tandem-Electrostatic-Quadrupole accelerator
• ISSN: 0969-8043; 1872-9800
• DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.02.020

Several ion sources have been developed and an ion source test stand has been mounted for the first stage of a Tandem-Electrostatic-Quadrupole facility For Accelerator-Based Boron Neutron Capture Therapy. A first source, designed, fabricated and tested is a dual chamber, filament driven and magnetically compressed volume plasma proton ion source. A 4 mA beam has been accelerated and transported into the suppressed Faraday cup. Extensive simulations of the sources have been performed using both 2D and 3D self-consistent codes.