19–24 May 2024
Music City Center
US/Central timezone

SAFEST project, a compact C-band RF linac for VHEE FLASH radiotherapy

THPR55
23 May 2024, 16:00
2h
Rock 'n Roll (MCC Exhibit Hall A)

Rock 'n Roll

MCC Exhibit Hall A

Poster Presentation MC8.A28 Medical Applications Thursday Poster Session

Speaker

Enrica Chiadroni (Sapienza University of Rome)

Description

FLASH Therapy, an innovative cancer treatment, minimizes radiation damage to healthy tissue while maintaining the same efficacy in tumor cure as conventional radiotherapy. Successful integration of FLASH therapy into clinical practice, specifically for treating deep-seated tumors with electrons, relies on achieving Very High Electron Energy (VHEE) within the 50-150 MeV range.
In collaboration with INFN, Sapienza University actively develops a compact C-band high-gradient VHEE FLASH linac called SAFEST. This paper presents the general layout and the main characteristics of the machine and the first prototype set for deployment at Sapienza University of Rome. This endeavor is a significant step towards the clinical implementation of FLASH Therapy.

Region represented Europe

Primary author

Lucia Giuliano (Sapienza University of Rome)

Co-authors

David Alesini (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare) Maria Giuseppina Bisogni (Instituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Pisa) Fabio Cardelli (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare) Martina Carillo (Sapienza University of Rome) Enrica Chiadroni (Sapienza University of Rome) Giacomo Cuttone (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare) Roberto Di Raddo (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare) Angelica De Gregorio (Sapienza University of Rome) Luigi Faillace (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare) Luca Ficcadenti (Sapienza University of Rome) Daniele Francescone (Sapienza University of Rome) Gaia Franciosini (Sapienza University of Rome) Giovanni Franzini (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare) Alessandro Gallo (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare) Marco Magi (Sapienza University of Rome) Mauro Migliorati (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare - Sez. Roma 1) Vincenzo Patera (Sapienza University of Rome) Luca Piersanti (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare) Bruno Spataro (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare) Giuseppe Torrisi (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare) Alessandro Vannozzi (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare) Andrea Mostacci (Sapienza University of Rome) Luigi Palumbo (Sapienza University of Rome) Daniele De Arcangelis (Sapienza University of Rome) Alessio Sarti (Sapienza University of Rome)

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