Comparative Analysis of Shielding Activation in Three Types of Compact Proton Therapy Centers (CPTC)

Gonzalo Felipe García Fernández; Oscar Luis Cabellos De Francisco; Lenin Estuardo Cevallos Robalino; Eduardo Gallego

Comparative Analysis of Shielding Activation in Three Types of Compact Proton Therapy Centers (CPTC)

Gonzalo Felipe García Fernández
, Oscar Luis Cabellos De Francisco
, Lenin Estuardo Cevallos Robalino
, Eduardo Gallego

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Abstract

Proton therapy centers are growing fast, both in Spain and all around the world. Prompt radiation attenuation is essential to achieve legal dose limits, but not enough to develop efficient radiation protection of these facilities. Activation of mechanical elements, ambient (air, water, ground), and of course, the shielding, is a relevant issue, linked with radiation protection conditions, as well as future dis-mantling and management of radioactive materials. To estimate and reduce decommissioning costs, a sensitive part of total investment, it is essential to study the cycle of life of the facility, thus, the goal of this work was to carry out comparative analyze of neutron activa-tion in shielding of three compact proton therapy centers, depending on the concrete used.

Translated title of the contribution	Análisis Comparativo de la Activación de Blindaje en Tres Tipos de Centros de Terapia de Protones Compactos (CPTC)
Original language	English (US)
State	Published - 16 Oct 2023
Event	(ICDA-4) 4th International Conference on Dosimetry and its Applications - ES Duration: 16 Oct 2023 → 20 Oct 2023 https://icda-4.webs.upv.es/

Conference

Conference	(ICDA-4) 4th International Conference on Dosimetry and its Applications
Period	16/10/23 → 20/10/23
Internet address	https://icda-4.webs.upv.es/

Keywords

Centers
Proton
Therapy

CACES Knowledge Areas

335A Physics

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