MRI- RUI: Development of a Cost-Effective 25 MeV Electron Accelerator

该项目将开发一个6兆瓦脉冲电子和光子2-15 MeV加速器，由捐赠的医疗（GE Saturne 43）治疗直线加速器改装而成，该加速器广泛适用，因为许多医院正在用更先进的模型取代它们。智力优势：如果能够证明这些直线加速器甚至可以在小型大学中转化为研究，那么其他教学机构将能够获得加速器单元，以大大加强和刺激STEM（科学，技术，工程和数学）培训。我们开发的完整文档、评估和出版将提高和增加其他大学和机构的低成本转换单位。pi还提出了一个化学，工程物理印第安纳州东中部联盟（EPIC），由大学和企业组成，包括TU， BSU， AU， ITT-Space和其他将STEM学生毕业，具有与安全，科学，能源，国土安全和医学物理相关的核问题意识。EPIC将激励本科生，留住他们并为他们进入研究生院和高级职业做好准备。该提案包括经验丰富的加速器人员和辐射安全专家，以确保在安全，安全教育，设计，主文件控制，制造和操作方面达到最高标准。更广泛的影响：除了EPIC联盟本科生的实践教育外，许多研究项目都可以在这台机器上实施，因为印第安纳州唯一的另一个加速器是6MeV。确定的教育领域包括科学和工程实验室实验、高级实验室、顶点项目、暑期研究经验和纳米卫星辐射研究。已确定的工程研究包括微电子剂量效应，烟气NOX和SO2清洗，灭菌和聚乙烯材料性能研究。已确定的科学研究包括纳米技术蚀刻，CdZnTe传感器校准，辐射硬极端微生物，位错扩散研究，CASINO蒙特卡洛模型验证，快速化学反应的脉冲研究，以及PSME尘埃冰等离子体充电。已确定的商业化包括教育转换直线机和零件和材料的自动化辐射测试（ITT和NASA），以及技术开发，例如与ASI的交联腐蚀性油井泵。

This project will develop a 6 MW pulsed electron and photon 2-15 MeV accelerator converted from a donated medical (GE Saturne 43) treatment linac, which is widely applicable since many hospitals are replacing them with more advanced models. Intellectual Merit: If it can be demonstrated that these linacs can be converted to research even at a small university, then other teaching institutions will be able to acquire accelerator units to greatly enhance and stimulate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) training. Full documentation, assessment, and publication of our development will improve and multiply low-cost conversion units to other universities and institutions. The PIs also have proposed a Chemistry, Engineering Physics East-Central Indiana Consortium (EPIC) of universities and businesses including TU, BSU, AU, ITT-Space, and other that will graduate STEM students with an awareness of nuclear issues related to safety, science, energy, homeland security, and medical physics. EPIC will inspire undergraduate students, retaining and preparing them for graduate school and advanced careers. The proposal includes experienced accelerator personnel and radiation safety experts to ensure that the highest standards are met in safety, safety education, design, master file control, fabrication and operation.Broader Impact: In addition to hands-on education for undergraduates in the EPIC consortium, many research projects can be implemented on this machine, since Indiana's only other accelerator is 6MeV. Identified educational areas include science and engineering lab experiments, advanced labs, capstone projects, summer research experience and nanosatellite radiation studies. Identified engineering research includes microelectronics dose effects, flue gas NOX & SO2 cleaning, sterilization, and polyethylene material property studies. Identified science research includes nanotechnology etching, CdZnTe sensor calibration, irradiation of rad-hard extremophiles, study of dislocation diffusion, CASINO Monte-Carlo modeling validation, impulse studies of fast chemical reactions, and PSME dusty ice plasma charging. Identified commercialization includes educational conversion linacs and automated radiation testing of parts and materials (ITT and NASA), and technology development e.g., crosslinked caustic oil well pump with ASI.