19 DEC, 2023

Linear
Accelerator
THERAPEUTIC TECHNOLOGY
F OR TREATING CANCER

BY ENG. NAJWA HADADI

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

LINAC
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Contents
Introduction

Working principle

Parts of LinAc
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Introduction
A linear accelerator (LINAC) is a cancer treatment machine. It is
most frequently utilized in external beam radiation therapy. Linac
works by accelerating electrons to send high-energy x-rays to a
patient's tumor.

Working principle
Linac uses microwave technology to accelerate electrons in the
accelerator's "wave guide," which then collides with a heavy metal
target to produce high-energy x-rays. As they exit the machine,
these high-energy x-rays are modified to fit the shape of the
patient's tumor, and the customized beam is directed to the
patient's tumor. A multileaf collimator included within the machine's
head and a flatting filter are typically used to shape the beam. The
beam emerges from a section of the accelerator known as a
gantry, which could be rotated around the patient.
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Bending magnet RF
used to bend the electron beam in used to accelerate electron beam to
the treatment direction, which is reach the average kinetic energy of
produced by the accelerator tube. 0.5 to 4 MeV