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MedAustron – Austrian Hadron Therapy Centre

MedAustron – Austrian Hadron Therapy Centre. A. Fabich. Project MedAustron. 1996-2000: PIMMS (proton and ion medical machine study) TERA, MedAustron, Oncology2000 led by CERN 2000-2004: MedAustron feasibility study in Austria 2007 Decision to finance project by Austrian Government

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MedAustron – Austrian Hadron Therapy Centre

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  1. MedAustron – Austrian Hadron Therapy Centre A. Fabich A. Fabich MedAustron – Austrian Hadron Therapy Centre

  2. Project MedAustron • 1996-2000: PIMMS (proton and ion medical machine study) • TERA, MedAustron, Oncology2000 led by CERN • 2000-2004: MedAustron feasibility study in Austria • 2007 Decision to finance project by Austrian Government • Government of Lower Austria (warranty for € 120 Mio.) owning EBG MedAustron • Federal Government of Austria (€ 41 Mio.) • City of Wr. Neustadt (building site) • April 2007: Foundation of EBG MedAustron GmbH • EBG MedAustron constructs and operates the centre • Design optimized for flexibility and requirements of users • Single component tendering (no turn-key solution) A. Fabich MedAustron – Austrian Hadron TherapyCentre

  3. MedAustron - Tumour Therapy and Research Centre • Medical application • Tumour treatment • Clinical research • Non-clinical Research (NCR) Research without patients • Medical Radiation Physics • Radiation biology • Experimental physics Beam time split Treatment:NCR about 50:50 A. Fabich MedAustron – Austrian Hadron TherapyCentre

  4. Accelerator machine Developed in collaboration with CERN based on PIMMS/CNAO design • Ion Sources • 2 baseline sources • ECR type • Each suitable for both baseline ion species • 1 backup source • 1 branch for source research • Linac • Linac IH structure • Output energy 7 MeV/n • Synchrotron • circumference 78 m to irradiation rooms A. Fabich MedAustron – Austrian Hadron TherapyCentre

  5. Main Parameters – Machine and Beam • Ion species: protons and carbon ions • Optionally and at a later stage other ions with q/m≥1/3 are possible • Intensities in irradiation room • Protons: max. 1*1010 /spill • Carbon ions: max. 0.4*109 /spill • Tcycle ≥ 1 s, Tspill ≥ 0.1 s • Energy range • Proton: 60-250 MeV (medical) • Higher proton energy provided for experimental physics: <800 MeV • Maximum limited to 800 MeV for technical effort reasons: avoid transition crossing (at about 900 MeV proton equivalent); limit of beam rigidity at about 1.2 GeV proton equivalent • Carbon: 120-400 MeV/n A. Fabich MedAustron – Austrian Hadron TherapyCentre

  6. Accelerator machine (rep.) A. Fabich MedAustron – Austrian Hadron TherapyCentre

  7. CE layout A. Fabich MedAustron – Austrian Hadron TherapyCentre

  8. NCR irradiation room • Designed for research • medical issues without patients • experimental physics • Large enough for two irradiation places • Experimental Physics applications • MedAustron is not a competitor with European high intensity facilities. • Development and test of particle counters • Preparation for test beams at high-intensity facilities with limited time slots • Proton scattering facility • Proton Computerized Tomography • at 800 MeV • Education and Training • Other applications • radiation damage, dosimetry, ion microprobe White book in print: “Physics opportunities at the MedAustron” A. Fabich MedAustron – Austrian Hadron Therapy Centre

  9. Project Schedule • CDR and CE layout frozen: spring 2008 • EIA: in the course of 2009 • Groundbreaking: summer 2010 • Installation start: summer 2011 • Commissioning start: winter 2012/2013 • First patient: winter 2013/2014 A. Fabich MedAustron – Austrian Hadron Therapy Centre

  10. Summary • The MedAustron project is funded by the Austrian government. • MedAustron will be a „state of the art“ accelerator centre for ion therapy in Austria. • MedAustron will be a multi-usage facility for versatile, international research in Austria. A. Fabich MedAustron – Austrian Hadron TherapyCentre

  11. Irradiation Rooms HEBT = High Energy Transfer Line • Optimized to MedAustron needs • All rooms located on one side for common usage of general facility • Irradiation rooms • Room 1: • horizontal beam line, protons/ions • Used by non-clinical research • Room 2: • Horizontal and vertical beam line, protons/ions • Used for medical treatment and Medical Radiation Physics • Room 3: • Horizontal line, protons/ions • Used for medical treatment • Room 4: • Proton gantry • Used for medical treatment • Room 5 (extension possible): • Optional ion gantry • Used for medical treatment • Active beam scanning on all beam lines. 1 2 3 4 A. Fabich MedAustron – Austrian Hadron TherapyCentre

  12. Ground floor – Main area • Ground floor • Medical office space, reception, treatment • NCR technical space • Accelerator • Workshops … • Basement • General services: EL, CV ... • Above synchrotron hall • Power supplies • Administrative office building • Building above partly covering ground floor Extension possible for ion gantry A. Fabich MedAustron – Austrian Hadron Therapy Centre

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