title: Startup performance of the traveling wave versus standing wave linear accelerator.
abstract: The startup performance of medical linear accelerators is of increasing importance for modern radiotherapy techniques. The traveling wave-type linear accelerator of the SL series of Philips (now Elekta Oncology Systems) has been modified in its flight tube design to meet this goal of a fast rise time of the radiation field. The new slitless flight tube combined with a redesigned gun servo electronic now achieves start up times of the radiation comparable with those of a standing wave linear accelerator (Siemens Mevatron) according to our measurements.
authors.affiliation: Abt. für Medizinische Physik, Radiologische Universitätsklinik Tübingen, Germany. msbuchge@med.uni-tuebingen.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Buchgeister
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nüsslin
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D010315:Particle Accelerators; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D014965:X-Rays