Particle Beam Radiation Therapy System

The particle beam radiation therapy system irradiates tumors deep within the body with concentrated particles. To do this, particles are accelerated in order to penetrate deep within the body. The system must have the ability to affect the surrounding healthy cells as little as possible.

System Configuration

The particle beam radiation therapy system is comprised of:

1. An injector system that provides preliminary acceleration of particle beams (ion source, RFQ, DTL)
2. A synchrotron that injects a beam from the injector system and accelerates the beams to the appropriate energy level for treatment.
3. A high-energy beam transport (HEBT) system that efficiently guides the accelerated beam to a specified irradiation chamber.
4. An irradiation system that properly irradiates the tumor with the supplied beam, and
5. An integrated control system that runs the particle beam radiation therapy equipment by performing adjustment, operational control and status monitoring.
   In addition, for each system, power is supplied from several hundred small and large power sources, which are housed in 3 specialized rooms. Also, the particle beam radiation therapy system is equipped with a cooling system to cool down the electromagnets and a compressed air system that activates the equipment.

	Bird's eye view of particle beam radiation therapy system and location of the systems
Injector System Ion Source Room He , C , H Linear Accelerator Room RFQ , DTL Main Accelerator System Synchrotron Beam Transport System Irradiation System