Journal Article

PUBDB-2023-06361

http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png FLASHlab@PITZ: New R&D platform with unique capabilities for electron FLASH and VHEE radiation therapy and radiation biology under preparation at PITZ

Stephan, F. (Corresponding author)DESY* ; Gross, M.DESY* ; Grebinyk, A.DESY* ; Aboulbanine, Z.Extern* ; Amirkhanyan, Z.Extern*DESY* ; Budach, V. ; Ehrhardt, V. H. ; Faus-Golfe, A. ; Frohme, M.Extern* ; Germond, J.-F. ; Good, J. D.DESY* ; Grüner, F. ; Kaul, D. ; Krasilnikov, M.DESY* ; Leavitt, R. ; Leemans, W.DESY* ; Li, X.DESY* ; Loisch, G. ; Müller, F. ; Müller, G. ; Obier, F. ; Oppelt, A.DESY* ; Philipp, S.DESY* ; Qian, H. ; Reindl, J. ; Riemer, F. ; Sack, M. ; Schmitz, M. ; Schnautz, T. ; Schüller, A. ; Staufer, T. ; Stegmann, C.DESY* ; Tsakanova, G.Extern* ; Vozenin, M.-C. ; Weise, H.DESY* ; Worm, S.DESY* ; Zips, D.

2023
Elsevier Amsterdam

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Please use a persistent id in citations: doi:10.1016/j.ejmp.2022.10.026  doi:10.3204/PUBDB-2023-06361

Abstract: At the Photo Injector Test facility at DESY in Zeuthen (PITZ), an R&D platform for electron FLASH and very highenergy electron radiation therapy and radiation biology is being prepared (FLASHlab@PITZ). The beam parametersavailable at PITZ are worldwide unique. They are based on experiences from 20 + years of developinghigh brightness beam sources and an ultra-intensive THz light source demonstrator for ps scale electron buncheswith up to 5 nC bunch charge at MHz repetition rate in bunch trains of up to 1 ms length, currently 22 MeV(upgrade to 250 MeV planned). Individual bunches can provide peak dose rates up to 1014 Gy/s, and 10 Gy canbe delivered within picoseconds. Upon demand, each bunch of the bunch train can be guided to a differenttransverse location, so that either a “painting” with micro beams (comparable to pencil beam scanning in protontherapy) or a cumulative increase of absorbed dose, using a wide beam distribution, can be realized at the tumor.Full tumor treatment can hence be completed within 1 ms, mitigating organ movement issues. With extremelyflexible beam manipulation capabilities, FLASHlab@PITZ will cover the current parameter range of successfully

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Technologie (Z_PITZ)
2. Z_DET (Z_DET)
3. beautragt von UNI/EXP (CFEL-NOVA)

Research Program(s):

1. 621 - Accelerator Research and Development (POF4-621) (POF4-621)

Experiment(s):

1. Photo Injector Test Facility

Appears in the scientific report 2023

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