Published 1989 | Version v1
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Control system for the Neutron Therapy Facility at Fermilab

Creators

  • 1. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, IL (USA)

Description

A new real time control and calibration system has been installed at the Fermilab Neutron Therapy Facility. An IBM-PC/AT user console is networked to the VMEbus-based front-end computers using a Token Ring local area network. Two 68000-based single board computers are used in the front end station to isolate the time-critical dose measurement and accumulation tasks from the network functions. The system is fabricated from commercially available computer, memory and data acquisition cards. Software in the front end processors is written in assembly language, but application programs for the IBM-PC/AT are written in Turbo Pascal. Chamber calibration, beam calibration and patient dose delivery functions are all controlled through the IBM-PC/AT by the radiation therapists. Records of each treatment are printed automatically after the prescribed dose is delivered. 2 refs., 2 figs

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Imprint Place
New York, NY (USA)
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the 1989 IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) particle accelerator conference. Volume 3
Imprint Pagination
678 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 1660-1662.

Conference

Title
1989 IEEE particle accelerator conference.
Dates
20-23 Mar 1989.
Place
Chicago, IL (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
21058852
Subject category
S43: PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; S43: PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ACCELERATORS; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTERS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS; PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; RADIATION DOSES; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIOTHERAPY; REAL TIME SYSTEMS
Descriptors DEC
MEDICINE; THERAPY

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-890335--Vol.3.