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Title Preliminary Design of the Support Structure for a Rotating Carbon-Ion Transfer Line for Medical Applications
Author(s) Perini, Diego (CERN) ; Dassa, Luca (CERN) ; Piacentini, Luca (Riga Tech. U.) ; Uberti, Stefano (Brescia U.)
Publication 2021
In: Instruments 5 (2021) 34
DOI 10.3390/instruments5040034
Subject category Detectors and Experimental Techniques
Abstract The development of new bent superconducting magnets together with the optimization of the support structure open the way to a considerable reduction in the weight and complexity of rotating gantries for medical applications. The magnets, which define the transfer line to deliver carbon ions to the patients from different angles, are supported by a rotating structure that should be as rigid and as lightweight as possible. Relative displacements of the magnets due to deformations cause incorrect beam position and consequent errors in hitting the target tissues. This paper describes a possible rotating structure which is considerably lighter than the previous designs. A method to compensate part of the deformation by complementary rotations of the driving motor is proposed. The influence of the construction tolerances and deformations of the supports is also analyzed and alignment and adjustment possibilities are discussed.
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