MedAustron – Austrian Hadron Therapy Centre A. Fabich PP-090313-a-AFA A. Fabich MedAustron – Austrian Hadron Therapy Centre

Project MedAustron 1996-2000: PIMMS (proton and ion medical machine study) TERA, MedAustron, Oncology2000 led by CERN 2000-2004: MedAustron feasibility study in Austria 2007 Decision to finance project by Austrian Government Government of Lower Austria (warranty for € 120 Mio.) owning EBG MedAustron Federal Government of Austria (€ 41 Mio.) City of Wr. Neustadt (building site) April 2007: Foundation of EBG MedAustron GmbH EBG MedAustron constructs and operates the centre Design optimized for flexibility and requirements of users Single component tendering (no turn-key solution) PP-090313-a-AFA MedAustron – Austrian Hadron Therapy Centre

MedAustron - Tumour Therapy and Research Centre Medical application Tumour treatment Clinical research 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 MedAustron – 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 1 backup source 1 branch for source research Linac Linac IH structure Output energy 7 MeV/n Synchrotron circumference 78 m to irradiation rooms PP-090313-a-AFA MedAustron – 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 MeV (medical) Higher proton energy provided for experimental physics: <800 MeV Maximum limited to 800 MeV for technical effort reasons: avoid transition crossing (at about 900 MeV proton equivalent); limit of beam rigidity at about 1.2 GeV proton equivalent Carbon: 120-400 MeV/n PP-090313-a-AFA MedAustron – Austrian Hadron Therapy Centre

Accelerator machine (rep.) PP-090313-a-AFA MedAustron – Austrian Hadron Therapy Centre

CE layout PP-090313-a-AFA MedAustron – Austrian Hadron Therapy Centre

NCR irradiation room Experimental Physics applications Designed for research medical issues without patients experimental physics Large enough for two irradiation places Experimental Physics applications MedAustron 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 MeV Education and Training Other applications radiation damage, dosimetry, ion microprobe White book in print: “Physics opportunities at the MedAustron” PP-090313-a-AFA MedAustron – 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 MedAustron – Austrian Hadron Therapy Centre

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

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

Ground floor – Main area 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 MedAustron – Austrian Hadron Therapy Centre