Published December 2003 | Version v1
Journal article

Reconstruction of compact diagnostic and therapeutic systems of electron and X-ray

  • 1. Tokyo Univ., Tokai, Ibaraki (Japan). Nuclear Engineering Research Lab.
  • 2. National Inst. of Radiological Sciences, Chiba (Japan)

Description

This paper describes the state of the reconstruction study in the title by the Tokyo University in the project (organized by National Institute of Radiological Sciences) by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports Science and Technology, toward the development of advanced compact accelerators. The review of the accelerator development from the global aspect concludes that, at present, the medical linacs' are those of S-band, 6 MW Klystron with high energy (-20 Mev) and of X-band (9.3 GHz), 1 MW Magnetron with low energy (-6 Mev). A more compact, hard X-ray source (X-band 11.424 GHz, 2.4 cm wavelength) is proposed by the authors and is under development, where collision of accelerated electron and laser generates the X-ray (33 keV). This enables the volume-size to be reduced to 1/64. Globally, novel, advanced accelerators of C-W band (90 GHz), and laser/plasma (THz) are being developed. Problems in Japanese state of medical physics involving manpower are described together with idea of space-time control of Chemo-radiotherapy' composing from utilization of advanced compact accelerators, control of space and of time. (N.I.)

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Journal Title
Genshikaku Kenkyu
Journal Volume
48
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 101-110
ISSN
0367-4169