Published June 2008 | Version v1
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The progress of the laminated range compensator for heavy ion therapy

Creators

  • 1. Accelerator Engineering Corporation, Chiba (Japan)
  • 2. National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba (Japan)
  • 3. APEX Medical, Incorporated, Tokyo (Japan)

Description

The range compensators made of plastic have always used in every fractionated irradiation of carbon treatment in National Institute of Radiological Sciences. To reduce production time, the laminated range compensator was newly proposed substitute to the conventional one. We have developed the machine under a new concept to manufacture the compensator automatically, and now several compensators are ready for tests. This machine is capable of processing a new compensator in 40 minutes with an accuracy of ±0.5 mm. In this paper, we have reported the progress of the machine for laminated range compensator and preliminary irradiation tests compared with conventional ones. (author)

Part of:
Proceedings of the tenth symposium on accelerator and related technology for application

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Proceedings of the tenth symposium on accelerator and related technology for application
Imprint Pagination
108 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 61-64

Conference

Title
10. symposium on accelerator and related technology for application
Acronym
ARTA 2008
Dates
12-13 Jun 2008
Place
Tokyo (Japan)

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
41065295
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
BRAGG CURVE; CARBON 12 BEAMS; CARBON IONS; DEPTH DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; ENERGY SPECTRA; FILTERS; FRACTIONATED IRRADIATION; IRRADIATION PROCEDURES; MACHINE TOOLS; MACHINING; POLYETHYLENES; RADIOTHERAPY; RANGE
Descriptors DEC
BEAMS; CHARGED PARTICLES; DIAGRAMS; EQUIPMENT; INFORMATION; ION BEAMS; IONS; IRRADIATION; MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYMERS; POLYOLEFINS; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; RADIOLOGY; SPATIAL DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; SPECTRA; THERAPY; TOOLS

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