The QUASAR Group is preparing tests of the high energy physics LHCb VELO detector as a non–invasive online dose monitor at the 60 MeV proton therapy beam at the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre (CCC), UK. The proposed method relies on the cross-correlation between the beam halo signal as measured by VELO and the dose delivered to the patient, linked via the absolute intensity of the beam. In order t...

For intra-fractionally moving tumours such as lung cancer, treatments with scanned particles [1] without motion compensation can cause unacceptable local underor over-dosage due to interplay effects of sequential dose delivery and target motion [2]. In order to treat moving tumours with scanned particle beams, a beam tracking system, 3DOMC system, was developed [3] and upgraded [4,5]. The beam ...

The Compact Linear Collider (CLIC) could provide ${e}^{+}{e}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ collisions in two detectors simultaneously possibly at a bunch train frequency the linac twice baseline design value. In this paper, novel dual beam delivery system (BDS) is presented order to serve interaction regions (IR1 and IR2) including optics designs evaluation of luminosity performance with synchrotron radiat...

A higher harmonic cavity system is under construction in the ALS to extend beam lifetime. The implementation will be carried out in stages. The plan is to operate the system in the passive mode as a start and, depending on various factors, the plan may evolve into an active system eventually to attain the optimum beam lifetime at all beam current levels. The RF system must be designed according...

Berberine was loaded in yeast cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiaeas a novel pharmaceutical carrier to improve the treatment ofmany diseases. The yeast-encapsulated active materialsshowedhigh stability and bioavailability due to the enhanced solubility and sustained releasing. In this study, different characteristics of prepared berberine loaded yeast cells (loading capacity, release kinetic order...

Operation of a mercury jet delivery system is presented. The delivery system was part of the MERcury Intense Target (MERIT) Experiment, a proof-of-principle experiment conducted at CERN in 2007 which demonstrated the feasibility of using an unconstrained jet of mercury as a target in a Neutrino Factory or Muon Collider. The mercury system was designed to produce a 1-cm-diameter, 20-m/s jet insi...

In treatment of motion affected tumours by means of a scanned particle beam severe under and over dosage can occur due to the interplay effect. By using gated beam delivery effective target motion is reduced, but even for the residual motion the interplay effect can lead to unsatisfactory dose distributions. Furthermore, an appropriate motion monitoring system is essential since beam delivery h...