Radiation therapy at compact Compton sources

Physica Medica : PM : an International Journal Devoted to the Applications of Physics to Medicine and Biology : Official Journal of the Italian Association of Biomedical Physics (AIFB)
Marie Jacquet, Pekka Suortti

Abstract

The principle of the compact Compton source is presented briefly. In collision with an ultrarelativistic electron bunch a laser pulse is back-scattered as hard X-rays. The radiation cone has an opening of a few mrad, and the energy bandwidth is a few percent. The electrons that have an energy of the order of a few tens of MeV either circulate in storage ring, or are injected to a linac at a frequency of 10-100 MHz. At the interaction point the electron bunch collides with the laser pulse that has been amplified in a Fabry-Perot resonator. There are several machines in design or construction phase, and projected fluxes are 10(12) to 10(14) photons/s. The flux available at 80 keV from the ThomX machine is compared with that used in the Stereotactic Synchrotron Radiation Therapy clinical trials. It is concluded that ThomX has the potential of serving as the radiation source in future radiation therapy programs, and that ThomX can be integrated in hospital environment.

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Jul 1, 2015·Physica Medica : PM : an International Journal Devoted to the Applications of Physics to Medicine and Biology : Official Journal of the Italian Association of Biomedical Physics (AIFB)·Alberto BravinJan J Wilkens
Dec 24, 2016·Journal of Synchrotron Radiation·M Jacquet, C Bruni
Nov 9, 2018·Journal of Synchrotron Radiation·Zhijun ChiChuanxiang Tang
Jan 17, 2019·Physics in Medicine and Biology·Mattia DonzelliElke Bräuer-Krisch
Nov 7, 2019·Physics in Medicine and Biology·Stefan BartzschMoeava Tehei
Oct 28, 2019·Radiation and Environmental Biophysics·Annique C DombrowskyThomas E Schmid
Jul 28, 2017·The British Journal of Radiology·Elisabeth SchültkeJean Laissue
Oct 28, 2020·Medical Physics·Eric A SimieleLawrie B Skinner
Oct 11, 2020·International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics·Franziska TreibelStefan Bartzsch

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