17–22 May 2026
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Design of a Compact Energy-Tunable X-band Linac for FLASH Radiotherapy

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19 May 2026, 16:00
2h
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Deauville, France
Poster Presentation MC7.T06: Normal Conducting RF Poster session

Speaker

Yusen Guo (Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility)

Description

FLASH radiotherapy (FLASH-RT) demonstrates the potential to maintain tumor control while reducing normal tissue toxicity through ultra-high dose rates. This paper presents a novel compact X-band (9.3 GHz) accelerating system designed for FLASH-RT applications. The core innovation is a dual-structure common-source architecture: the first structure provides a fixed 6 MeV energy gain, while the second enables independent continuous energy adjustment from 0 to 6 MeV via a tunable microwave network. This design allows a single klystron to drive both structures without mutual interference during energy adjustment. The system length is only approximately 1 meter. The design process integrates radio frequency (RF) simulation and beam dynamics simulation in a coupled manner, with particular focus on the bunching section optimization. This compact system provides a high-performance accelerator solution for next-generation FLASH radiotherapy, especially for intraoperative applications requiring rapid energy adjustment.

Funding Agency

Work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 12405178) and (No. 12505171).

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Author

Zihe Gao (Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility)

Co-authors

Chen Xia (Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences) Cheng Wang (Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility) Dinghui Su (Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics) Hanlin Wan (Lanzhou University) Hanyu Gong (Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics) Jianhao Tan (Shanghai Advanced Research Institute) Ping Wang (Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility) Wencheng Fang (Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility) Xiaoxia Huang (Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility) XinYa Sun (Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences) Yusen Guo (Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility)

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