Cyclotron for Hadron Therapy
A real life experience where cyclotrons are used is in the medical industry. One such is in the hadron therapy. The cyclotron has various characteristics. Some of the typical characteristics include its ability to deliver a range of particles that allows it to be tagged as one of its kind in the world today. Typically, particles delivered by the cyclotron include alpha particles, carbon particles, and protons. An electrostatic generator plays a critical role in the extraction of the particles mentioned above (Sabaiduc, Du, Boiesan, Zhu, Suthanthiran, Johnson, Ladysmith, Gelbart & Conard, 4).
It is important to note that the particles accelerated include carbon and helium ions which are subjected to a 400MeV/u. On the other hand, hydrogen ions are projected to be accelerated by a 265 MeV/u which are purposely extracted using a stripping mechanism.
The magnetic core of the cyclotron is 6.6 m in diameter with the entire mass of the magnetic core being 700t. On the other hand, superconducting coils are integrated into the design by enclosing them into the cryostat (Sabaiduc, Du, Boiesan, Zhu, Suthanthiran, Johnson, Ladysmith, Gelbart & Conard, 3).
The basic operating concepts are based on different parameters. These include a fixed amount of kinetic energy, a constantly applied magnetic field, and an integrated rf frequency mechanism that allows switching between different streams of accelerated ions (Sabaiduc, Du, Boiesan, Zhu, Suthanthiran, Johnson, Ladysmith, Gelbart & Conard, 3).
