1–6 Jun 2025
Taipei International Convention Center (TICC)
Asia/Taipei timezone

Status update of the laser-hybrid accelerator for radiobiological applications

TUPB103
3 Jun 2025, 16:00
2h
Exhibiton Hall A _Bear (TWTC)

Exhibiton Hall A _Bear

TWTC

Poster Presentation MC8.U01 Health & Biology Tuesday Poster Session

Speaker

Ta-Jen Kuo (Imperial College London)

Description

The Laser-hybrid Accelerator for Radiobiological Applications (LhARA) is a transformative approach to ion-beam therapy and radiobiological research. Serving the Ion Therapy Research Facility (ITRF), LhARA proposes to use a laser-driven proton and ion source, combined with advanced beam delivery systems, to provide highly flexible, high-repetition-rate, and ultra-short ion bunches suitable for groundbreaking studies in radiobiology.
Following the recent publication of the LhARA Conceptual Design Report, the LhARA/ITRF project has entered a new phase of research and development. Here, we present a status update on recent LhARA progress. Highlights include improved understanding of the simulated beam generated at the source as well as subsequent impact on beam dynamics with co-propagating electrons, the latest descriptions of the FFA magnets including simulated fields and tune calculations in particle tracking and updated to beam delivery schemes in LhARA’s end stations for generating flexible beam conditions.

Region represented Europe
Paper preparation format LaTeX

Author

William Shields (Royal Holloway University of London)

Co-authors

Clive Hill (Science and Technology Facilities Council) Colin Whyte (University of Strathclyde) Hywel Owen (Science and Technology Facilities Council) Jaroslaw Pasternak (Science and Technology Facilities Council) Kenneth Long (Imperial College London) Matthew Pereira (Royal Holloway University of London) Rehanah Razak (Imperial College London) Ta-Jen Kuo (Imperial College London)

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