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THE ANNULAR SUPERCONDUCTING ELECTROMAGNETS OF THE PIOTRON PIONTHERAPY PLANT OF THE SWISS INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR RESEARCH (SIN).

ELECTRO-AIMANTS SUPRACONDUCTEURS ANNULAIRES DE L'INSTALLATION DE PIONTHERAPIE PIOTRON DE L'INSTITUT SUISSE DE RECHERCHES NUCLEAIRES (SIN).

Author(s) : MAIX R. K.

Type of article: Article

Summary

A WELL-DEFINED PENETRATION DEPTH IN TISSUES AND AN ABSORPTION OF AN INCREASED DOSE AT THE COLLECTING POINT SHOW THAT NEGATIVE PIONS ARE PROMISING FOR THE TREATMENT OF MALIGNANT TUMOURS. THE PAPER DESCRIBES THE PIOTRON PROTOTYPE, THE MAIN PART OF WHICH IS MADE UP OF TWO ANNULAR ELECTROMAGNETS INCLUDING EACH 60 FLAT SUPERCONDUCTING COILS WHICH MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO DIRECT 60 PION BEAMS AROUND THE STEEL CASING AND TO FOCUS THEM ON THE PATIENT.

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  • Original title: ELECTRO-AIMANTS SUPRACONDUCTEURS ANNULAIRES DE L'INSTALLATION DE PIONTHERAPIE PIOTRON DE L'INSTITUT SUISSE DE RECHERCHES NUCLEAIRES (SIN).
  • Record ID : 1983-0034
  • Languages: French
  • Source: Rev. Brown Boveri - vol. 69 - n. 6
  • Publication date: 1982
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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