Electrostatic design and beam transport for a folded tandem electrostatic quadrupole accelerator facility for accelerator-based boron neutron capture therapy

V Thatar Vento; J Bergueiro; D Cartelli; A A Valda; A J Kreiner

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.01.033

Electrostatic design and beam transport for a folded tandem electrostatic quadrupole accelerator facility for accelerator-based boron neutron capture therapy

Appl Radiat Isot. 2011 Dec;69(12):1649-53. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.01.033. Epub 2011 Feb 4.

Authors

V Thatar Vento¹, J Bergueiro, D Cartelli, A A Valda, A J Kreiner

Affiliation

¹ Gerencia de Investigación y Aplicaciones, CNEA, San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina. [email protected]

PMID: 21339070
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.01.033

Abstract

Within the frame of an ongoing project to develop a folded Tandem-Electrostatic-Quadrupole (TESQ) accelerator facility for Accelerator-Based Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (AB-BNCT), we discuss here the electrostatic design of the machine, including the accelerator tubes with electrostatic quadrupoles and the simulations for the transport and acceleration of a high intensity beam.