Future (of) Synchrotrons for Particle Therapy
Jay Flanz (Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA, Harvard, Medical School, Cambridge, MA, USA)
TL;DR
This paper discusses the evolving design and future prospects of synchrotrons to meet clinical needs in particle therapy, addressing current limitations and technological advancements.
Contribution
It provides an overview of synchrotron design considerations, limitations, and future developments tailored for clinical particle therapy applications.
Findings
Synchrotrons are being optimized for size and cost reduction.
Design innovations aim to improve beam delivery and conformality.
Future synchrotrons are expected to better meet clinical requirements.
Abstract
The field of particle therapy is quickly growing and yet it's more widespread adoption is limited by size, cost and adaptation to the more conformal treatment techniques. In order to realize the benefits of this modality the equipment used to generate and deliver the beam is evolving. The accelerator is one of the key components and its future is dictated by the ability to accommodate the clinical requirements. This lecture is intended to provide an introduction to these requirements and identify how synchrotrons are designed to deliver the desired beams as well as what limitations exist and expectations for the future of synchrotrons.
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