Let us invite you to a seminar on potential medical applications of Distributed Pulse Amplifiers and Distributed Charge Accelerators by Prof. Christopher P. J. Barty from the University of California.
WHEN: Thursday 9th April, 10am
WHERE: PERLA Seminar Room, HiLASE Centre
The invitation is extended to colleagues from HiLASE Centre and ELI Beamlines. No prior registration is required.
Distributed pulse amplification and distributed charge accelerators are driving the first major advances in clinical radiotherapy in 70 years and X-ray radiography in 130 years. Traditional Roentgen sources emit broad spectra from relatively large areas, while modern therapy relies on MeV x-rays or ~100 MeV protons for deep tumors, with treatments lasting minutes.
This seminar presents Distributed Charge Accelerator and Distributed Pulse Amplifier technologies that enhance electron beam and X-ray performance in a Distributed Charge Compton Source (DCCS). The system delivers precision X-ray beams with up to 100× higher resolution than current clinical standards, and very high energy electron (VHEE) beams capable of treating tumors anywhere in the body within fractions of a second.
At its core, the DCCS uses laser pulse synthesis with an X-band RF system to generate trains of sub-picosecond pulses, producing high-quality electron bunches. A clinical prototype in Irvine, California has demonstrated record X-ray flux and resolution above 100 keV, rapid energy tuning, element-selective imaging, and VHEE dose rates exceeding 100,000,000 Gy/s—sufficient for FLASH radiotherapy effects.
