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Design of a Beam Separator for FLASH Electron Therapy Facilities

Korchevnyuk, Vera  
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Bauche, Jeremie
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Karppinen, Mikko
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August 1, 2024
IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

A promising modality of radiation therapy is FLASH: a technique in which the full radiation dose is delivered in just 1/10th of a second. This modality has been proven successful in destroying cancerous cells while sparing healthy tissues. The aim is to develop an accelerator to treat large-volume and deep-seated tumors using high-energy electron beams in the FLASH modality. Specifically, we are designing a steady-state magnet that guides three distinct energy beams into three separate beamlines and ensures dose conformality within FLASH timescales. This paper presents a design method that incorporates beam optics and magnetic parameters into a numerical optimization process. The method is applied to the design of a magnetic spectrometer with a varying pole profile. The magnet performance is compared to pure dipole and combined dipole-quadrupole designs.

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research article
DOI
10.1109/TASC.2023.3341895
Web of Science ID

WOS:001129704000001

Author(s)
Korchevnyuk, Vera  
Bauche, Jeremie
Karppinen, Mikko
Latina, Andrea
Russenschuck, Stephan
Seidel, Mike  
Tommasini, Davide
Date Issued

2024-08-01

Publisher

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Published in
IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
Volume

34

Issue

5

Article Number

4401005

Subjects

Technology

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Physical Sciences

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Flash

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Accelerator Magnets

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Magnet Design

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Beam Dynamics

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Spectrometer

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Optimization

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Knowledge Transfer at CERN

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