title: Accelerator tube construction and characterization for a tandem-electrostatic-quadrupole for accelerator-based boron neutron capture therapy.
abstract: The accelerator tubes are essential components of the accelerator. Their function is to transport and accelerate a very intense proton or deuteron beam through the machine, from the ion source to the neutron production target, without significant losses. In this contribution, we discuss materials selected for the tube construction, the procedures used for their assembly and the testing performed to meet the stringent requirements to which it is subjected.
authors.affiliation: Gerencia de Investigación y Aplicaciones, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, Argentina.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cartelli
authors.forename: V Thatar
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Vento
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Castell
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Di Paolo
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kesque
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bergueiro
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Valda
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Erhardt
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Kreiner
mesh_terms: D016754:Boron Neutron Capture Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D055672:Static Electricity