Med Austron Austrian Hadron Therapy Centre A Fabich

Med. Austron – Austrian Hadron Therapy Centre A. Fabich PP-090313 -a-AFA A. Fabich 1 Med. Austron – Austrian Hadron Therapy Centre

Project Med. Austron • 1996 -2000: PIMMS (proton and ion medical machine study) • TERA, Med. Austron, Oncology 2000 led by CERN • 2000 -2004: Med. Austron feasibility study in Austria • 2007 Decision to finance project by Austrian Government • Government of Lower Austria (warranty for € 120 Mio. ) owning EBG Med. Austron • • Federal Government of Austria (€ 41 Mio. ) City of Wr. Neustadt (building site) • April 2007: Foundation of EBG Med. Austron Gmb. H • EBG Med. Austron constructs and operates the centre • Design optimized for flexibility and requirements of users • Single component tendering (no turn-key solution) PP-090313 -a-AFA 2 A. Fabich Med. Austron – Austrian Hadron Therapy Centre

Med. Austron Tumour Therapy and Research Centre 1) Medical application • Tumour treatment • Clinical research 2) Non-clinical Research (NCR) Research without patients • Medical Radiation Physics • Radiation biology • Experimental physics Beam time split Treatment: NCR about 50: 50 PP-090313 -a-AFA 3 A. Fabich Med. Austron – Austrian Hadron Therapy Centre

Accelerator machine Developed in collaboration with CERN based on PIMMS/CNAO design • Ion Sources • 2 baseline sources • ECR type • Each suitable for both baseline ion species • • • Linac • • • to irradiation rooms 1 backup source 1 branch for source research Linac IH structure Output energy 7 Me. V/n Synchrotron • circumference 78 m PP-090313 -a-AFA 4 A. Fabich Med. Austron – Austrian Hadron Therapy Centre

Main Parameters – Machine and Beam • Ion species: protons and carbon ions • • • Optionally and at a later stage other ions with q/m≥ 1/3 are possible Intensities in irradiation room • Protons: max. 1*1010 /spill • Carbon ions: max. 0. 4*109 /spill • Tcycle ≥ 1 s, Tspill ≥ 0. 1 s Energy range • • Proton: 60 -250 Me. V (medical) • Higher proton energy provided for experimental physics: <800 Me. V • Maximum limited to 800 Me. V for technical effort reasons: avoid transition crossing (at about 900 Me. V proton equivalent); limit of beam rigidity at about 1. 2 Ge. V proton equivalent Carbon: 120 -400 Me. V/n PP-090313 -a-AFA 5 A. Fabich Med. Austron – Austrian Hadron Therapy Centre

Accelerator machine (rep. ) PP-090313 -a-AFA 6 A. Fabich Med. Austron – Austrian Hadron Therapy Centre

CE layout PP-090313 -a-AFA 7 A. Fabich Med. Austron – Austrian Hadron Therapy Centre

NCR irradiation room • Designed for research • • • medical issues without patients experimental physics Large enough for two irradiation places Experimental Physics applications Med. Austron is not a competitor with European high intensity facilities. • Development and test of particle counters • Preparation for test beams at high-intensity facilities with limited time slots • Proton scattering facility • Proton Computerized Tomography at 800 Me. V • Education and Training • Other applications • radiation damage, dosimetry, ion microprobe White book in print: “Physics opportunities at the Med. Austron” PP-090313 -a-AFA 8 A. Fabich Med. Austron – Austrian Hadron Therapy Centre

Project Schedule • CDR and CE layout frozen: spring 2008 • EIA: in the course of 2009 • Groundbreaking: summer 2010 • Installation start: summer 2011 • Commissioning start: winter 2012/2013 • First patient: winter 2013/2014 PP-090313 -a-AFA 9 A. Fabich Med. Austron – Austrian Hadron Therapy Centre

Summary • The Med. Austron project is funded by the Austrian government. • Med. Austron will be a „state of the art“ accelerator centre for ion therapy in Austria. • Med. Austron will be a multi-usage facility for versatile, international research in Austria. PP-090313 -a-AFA 10 A. Fabich Med. Austron – Austrian Hadron Therapy Centre

Irradiation Rooms HEBT = High Energy Transfer Line • Optimized to Med. Austron needs • All rooms located on one side for common usage of general facility • • • Horizontal and vertical beam line, protons/ions Used for medical treatment and Medical Radiation Physics 2 Horizontal line, protons/ions Used for medical treatment Room 4: • • • Used by non-clinical research Room 3: • • • horizontal beam line, protons/ions Room 2: • • 3 Proton gantry Used for medical treatment Room 5 (extension possible): • • • 1 Irradiation rooms • Room 1: Optional ion gantry Used for medical treatment Active beam scanning on all beam lines. 4 PP-090313 -a-AFA 11 A. Fabich Med. Austron – Austrian Hadron Therapy Centre

Ground floor – Main area • Ground floor • Medical office space, reception, treatment • NCR technical space • Accelerator • Workshops … • Basement • General services: EL, CV. . . • Above synchrotron hall • Power supplies • Administrative office building • Building above partly covering ground floor Extension possible for ion gantry PP-090313 -a-AFA 12 A. Fabich Med. Austron – Austrian Hadron Therapy Centre