Ir-192 radioisotope replacement with a hand-portable 1 MeV Ku-band electron linear accelerator.

Authors :: Kutsaev SV
Agustsson R
Berry R
Boucher S
Bruhwiler D
Schulze K
Smirnov AY
Taletski K
Source :: Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine [Appl Radiat Isot] 2022 Jan; Vol. 179, pp. 110029. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Nov 17.
Publication Year :: 2022
Abstract: Although linear accelerators are used in many security, industrial and medical applications, the existing technologies are too large and expensive for several critical applications such as radioactive source replacement, field radiography and mobile cargo scanners. One of the main requirements for these sources is to be highly portable to allow field operation. In response to this problem, RadiaBeam has designed a hand-portable 1 MeV X-ray source, scalable to higher energies, based on Ku-band split electron linac, that can be used for Ir-192 radioisotope replacement. In this paper, we present its multiphysics and engineering design studies, as well as an accelerating structure prototype along with RF measurements.<br /> (Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Electrons
Equipment Design
Iridium Radioisotopes chemistry
Particle Accelerators

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1872-9800
Volume :: 179
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 34814009
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2021.110029

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