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SUMMARY:A new 30 MeV cyclotron facility for radioisotopes and research
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Andy Buffler (UCT)\nThe UCT Proton Therapy Initiativ
 e has as its primary goal the re-establishment of a proton therapy facilit
 y in Cape Town. In addition\, the project aims to establish a complementar
 y facility featuring a 30 MeV cyclotron capable of proton\, deuteron and a
 lpha-particle beams. This new facility will manufacture a range of short a
 nd longer-lived radioisotopes and related products that complement those a
 lready available from the NRF's iThemba LABS\, and other cyclotron facilit
 ies in the region. In particular the production of radioisotopes situatabl
 e for Targeted Alpha Therapy for cancer is of particular interest.  Beyond
  radioisotope production for medical use\, the new 30 MeV facility will al
 so provide a unique platform for fundamental and applied nuclear physics r
 esearch in the mid-energy range\, complementing higher-energy research at 
 iThemba LABS. A dedicated research vault will include dual beamlines: one 
 for charged-particles\, and one for neutron production\, optimised for tim
 e-of-flight (TOF) measurements. Together\, these beamlines will support\, 
 for example\, activation and radiation damage studies\, radiobiology\, and
  instrumentation development with applications across fundamental science\
 , metrology\, engineering\, medicine\, and industry.\n\nI provide a status
  report on this project and seed an audience discussion on the design of t
 he facility and how it might best serve the broadest user base in South Af
 rica.\n\nhttps://indico.tlabs.ac.za/event/139/contributions/3849/
LOCATION:NRF-iThemba LABS\, Old Faure Road\, Cape Town Auditorium
URL:https://indico.tlabs.ac.za/event/139/contributions/3849/
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