MT25 Conference 2017 - Timetable, Abstracts, Orals and Posters

Cryostat Design of 230 MeV Superconducting Isochronous Cyclotron for Proton Therapy

30 Aug 2017, 13:15

1h 45m

Posters Area

Poster Presentation of 1h45m D3 - Magnets for Other Medical and Biological Applications Wed-Af-Po3.04

Speaker

Dr Jun Yoshida (Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.)

Description

We have designed a 4 tesla superconducting isochronous cyclotron for proton therapy. Its yoke weight is about 65 tons, which is less than one third of our normal-conducting 230 MeV cyclotron. Application of superconducting wire to cyclotron can contribute to reduction of dimension, initial costs, power consumption and lead time. The superconducting coils using NbTi wire are conduction-cooled by four 4 K Gifford-McMahon cryocoolers. The superconducting coil assembly is supported by four horizontal straps and four vertical columns. We will report cryostat designs of structure, cooling and quench protection.

Presentation materials

SHI_Yoshida_MT25.pdf