Ir-192 radioisotope replacement with a hand-portable 1 MeV Ku-band electron linear accelerator.
Appl Radiat Isot
; 179: 110029, 2022 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
Although linear accelerators are used in many security, industrial and medical applications, the existing technologies are too large and expensive for several critical applications such as radioactive source replacement, field radiography and mobile cargo scanners. One of the main requirements for these sources is to be highly portable to allow field operation. In response to this problem, RadiaBeam has designed a hand-portable 1 MeV X-ray source, scalable to higher energies, based on Ku-band split electron linac, that can be used for Ir-192 radioisotope replacement. In this paper, we present its multiphysics and engineering design studies, as well as an accelerating structure prototype along with RF measurements.
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Assunto principal:
Aceleradores de Partículas
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Radioisótopos de Irídio
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En
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Appl Radiat Isot
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MEDICINA NUCLEAR
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SAUDE AMBIENTAL
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2022
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