DESIGN OF A PROTON THERAPY DELIVERY SYSTEM

远景目标是质子的开发和商业化 治疗提供系统，将导致比 现有的用质子治疗癌症的方法。递送系统 组件将包括光栅扫描磁铁、小口径弯曲 广域的磁铁、龙门系统和永磁体运输系统 动量接受度。这样的设备将需要相当大的创新 为了补充新质子医学的特点 目前正在为医院使用而设计的加速器，并使其 有可能更充分地实现这些加速器的潜力 质子束疗法。 对于将实现以下目标的递送系统组件，存在概念上的想法 这些目标。需要详细的工程设计和成本估算。 以确认其可行性，并为新的潜在开发商提供 质子治疗设施具有完整的系统能力(以及 加速器)。第一阶段的研究将由经验丰富的人进行 物理学家和工程师。第二阶段拨款申请将提交至 建造、安装、调试和开发样机的能力 运行加速器上的系统。第三阶段，由私人支持，将 让商业单位可用。

The long range goal is the development and commercialization of a proton therapy delivery system that will lead to a substantial advancement over existing methods of cancer treatment with protons. Delivery system components will include raster scanning magnets, small aperture bending magnets, gantry systems, and permanent magnet transport systems of wide momentum acceptance. Such equipment will require considerable innovation in order to complement the characteristics of the new proton medical accelerators presently being designed for hospital use, and make it possible to more fully realize the potential of these accelerators for proton beam therapy. Conceptual ideas exist for delivery system components that will accomplish these goals. Detailed engineering designs and cost estimates are required to confirm their feasibility, and to provide prospective developers of new proton therapy facilities a complete system capability (along with the accelerator). The Phase I study would be carried out by experienced physicists and engineers. A Phase II grant request would be submitted to construct, install, commission and develop the capabilities of prototype systems on an operating accelerator. Phase III, supported privately, would make commercial units available.