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Description
LhARA is a multidisciplinary collaboration that aims to use laser-driven ions in a hybrid acceleration scheme with an FFA both to deliver a systematic radiation biology programme and to lay the technological foundations for the transformation of proton and ion beam therapy. The UKRI Infrastructure Fund ‘Ion Therapy Research Facility’ Preliminary Activity supported the preparation of a Conceptual Design Report which has recently been published. This CDR describes the design and integration of a self-contained radiobiology facility. A proof-of-principle radiobiology beamline (PoPLAR) has been constructed at Strathclyde University that will carry out experiments of the effect of ultra-high dose rate laser-driven ions on biological samples. This presentation will describe the progress made on the overall design of LhARA in the last year, including the source ion production, the Gabor and PM magnet capture system, and the FFA used to reach Stage 2 energies.
| Presenting Author | Hywel Owen |
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| Is the Presenting Author a PhD Student or Early Career Scientist ? | No |
| Area of research | Applications of accelerators |