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Location DB > United States > California > Berkeley > Bevalac Synchrotron > BNCT ESQ Injector Gallery Description BNCT (Boron Neutron Capture Therapy) utilizes boron in conjunction with a neutron beam as a means of destroying tumor cells. Traditionally, the neutron beam has been delivered by a nuclear reactor, but there is ongoing research in the use of particle accelerators to produce the beam. At LBNL, components from a decommissioned particle accelerator injector were used to create a BNCT injector. The SuperHILAC, a linear accelerator at LBNL, once utilized a 2 MeV Cockcroft-Walton voltage multiplier injector to produce a supply of particles. This injector (named “Adam”) utilized a pressure vessel to hold the high-pressure gas necessary to insulate it. The pressure vessel was reused as the enclosure for a new ESQ (electrostatic quadrupole) accelerator. The BNCT injector uses an ion source to provide particles to be accelerated by the ESQ accelerator. Up to 50 mA of 2.5 MeV protons strikes a lithium-7 production target to generate neutrons, which are subsequently used in therapy. The BNCT injector in this gallery is no longer used. Although it is not part of the Bevalac, it is stored in the building. I wanted to include it in this site because (a) it currently resides in the Bevalac building, (b) it is a particle accelerator, and (c) it’s cool. BNCT ESQ Injector 9 comments BNCT Injector (wide-angle) 2 comments BNCT Injector 6 comments BNCT Injector 2 comments ESQ accelerator 5 comments ESQ accelerator 1 comments Pressure vessel 0 comments Pressure vessel 0 comments Pressure vessel pipes 3 comments Transformer primary coils 1 comments Transformer primary coils detail 7 comments ESQ accelerator 1 comments ESQ accelerator 0 comments ESQ accelerator 2 comments Transformer secondary coils 0 comments Pressure vessel end 0 comments Adam Controls Return to Main Location Page Edit this Gallery Subscribe this Gallery Background Colour Help The background colours of the boxes are as follows: a picture you've already seen / you're not logged in! a picture you haven't seen yet a picture with new comments you haven't read yet All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 375 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 739174708 pages have been generated.