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Description
A short introduction of the "MedAustron Cancer Treatment and Research Center" and the medical application of ion beams in radio therapy including a description of the MedAustron accelerator and instrumentation setup, based on the CERN PIMMS study, and its operation mode.
The talk will be concluded with an overview of research activities and technical developments to improve treatment modalities.
Claus Schmitzer studied nuclear physics at the Technical University Vienna with a focus on quantum entanglement experiments of neutrons to test Bell inequalities. He then transferred to the "Hadron sources and Linac" group at CERN to follow up his PhD on a volume production H- plasma generator. Claus then joined MedAustron to take charge of the synchrotron RF system. After its successful installation and commissioning of the Synchrotron he took on MedAustron's "Physics" group responsible for Ion Sources and Linac/Synchrotron RF Systems. He went on to lead the AVID Group at MedAustron (Acceleration and Vacuum Technology, Ion Sources and Beam Diagnostics) covering a wide range of accelerator technology. Claus is now the head of MedAustron's Innovation Office within the accelerator development department.
