Development of a Tandem-ElectroStatic-Quadrupole Facility for Accelerator-Based BNCT

by Dr Andrés J. Kreiner (Departamento de Física, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Thursday 2 Feb 2012, 10:00 → 11:00 Europe/Rome

Rostagni (INFN-LNL)

In this presentation we briefly describe the present status of an ongoing project to develop a Tandem-ElectroStatic-Quadrupole (TESQ) accelerator for Accelerator-Based (AB)-Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) at the Atomic Energy Commission of Argentina in Buenos Aires. The project final goal is a machine capable of delivering 30 mA of 2.4 MeV protons to be used in conjunction with a neutron production target based on the 7Li(p,n)7Be reaction slightly beyond its resonance at 2.25 MeV. Currently, a half size (1.2 MeV) prototype is under construction to explore the use of the less optimal 9Be(d,n)10B reaction. The general geometric layout, the acceleration structure and the beam shaping assembly are discussed.