European Cyclotron Progress Meeting 2012

Session

Projects and studies

10 May 2012, 11:10

Auditorium (PSI)

Conveners

Projects and studies

• Frederic Chautard (CNRS)

4. Boosting 250 MeV protons from a cyclotron to 350 MeV For Therapy and Radiography Applications

Marco Schippers (Paul Scherrer Institut)

10/05/2012, 11:10

Talk

We propose to upgrade existing proton therapy facilities by adding a Linac, which boosts typical cyclotron beams of 230 or 250 MeV protons to 350 MeV. This energy allows proton radiography of all sites in the patients body (yielding improved dose calculations). Furthermore, the transversal penumbra of a 350 MeV proton is comparable to that of carbon ion beams. This can be used in stereotactic...

20. IBA Accelerator Group R&D Projects Overview

Mr Thomas Servais (IBA)

10/05/2012, 11:35

Talk

Since last ECPM, the IBA R&D Accelerator Group delivered several new Cyclotrons developments to customers. In the range of low energy machines, first Cyclone3 and Cyclone11 were studied, built and accepted by their users. Beside this, the Cyclone30 family grew up with a high current version completed on site and a multi-particle machine, the Cyclone 30xp, largely inspired by Cyclone70 and...

1. The new Cyclotron Laboratory in Bern

Dr Saverio Braccini (Albert Einstein Center for Fundamental Physics, Laboratory for High Energy Physics (LHEP), University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland)

10/05/2012, 12:00

Talk

A new cyclotron laboratory for radioisotope production and multi-disciplinary research in Bern has been constructed and will be fully operational in 2012. A commercial IBA 18 MeV proton cyclotron, equipped with a specifically conceived 6 m long external beam line, ending in a separate bunker, will provide beams for routine 18-F and other PET radioisotope production as well as for novel...