Standing wave linear accelerator with integral prebunching section
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1. A system for accelerating a charged particle beam, comprising:
- a unitary accelerating structure having a prebunching section configured to group charged particles into bunches by velocity modulation of the charged particle beam and an accelerating section with a plurality of inter-coupled resonant cavities including an input cavity coupled to the prebunching section and an output cavity.
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Abstract
A standing wave linear accelerator with a prebunching section and an accelerating section that are formed into a unitary accelerating structure is described. The prebunching section is configured to group charged particles into bunches by velocity modulation of the charged particle beam. The accelerating section has a plurality of inter-coupled resonant cavities, including an input cavity that is coupled to the prebunching section and an output cavity.
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1. A system for accelerating a charged particle beam, comprising:
a unitary accelerating structure having a prebunching section configured to group charged particles into bunches by velocity modulation of the charged particle beam and an accelerating section with a plurality of inter-coupled resonant cavities including an input cavity coupled to the prebunching section and an output cavity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for generating a therapeutic beam, comprising:
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a charged particle source;
a standing wave linear accelerator formed from a unitary accelerating structure having a prebunching section coupled to the charged particle source and configured to group charged particles into bunches by velocity modulation of the charged particle beam, and an accelerating section with a plurality of intercoupled resonant cavities including an input cavity coupled to the prebunching section and an output cavity; and
a system configured to shape the therapeutic beam for delivery to a therapy site on a patient. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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