The Fermilab Cancer Therapy Facility: Status Report after 2.5 Years of Operation

Abstract

This research facility has been treating cancer patients for 2.5 years. The original physical plant, controls and treatment room planning were adequate. Improvements have been natural system evolutions to simplify operations and reduce the time to set-up patients, thus increasing patient throughput.

Anti W comparisons for A150 plastic-equivalent gases, TE gas, and air

“…The Fermilab Cancer Therapy Facility generates a beam of fast neutrons by passing 66 MeV protons through a Be target 2.21 em thick, which reduces the protons' energy by 49 MeV, after which they are stopped in a water-cooled Au plate. (Awschalom et al, 1979;Rosenberg and Awschalom, 1981). The resulting neutron spectrum emitted in the direction of the proton beam (0°) extends over the energy range 0-64 HeV, with an average around 25 MeV.…”