A linear accelerator head for use in a medical radiation therapy system can include a housing, an electron generator configured to emit electrons along a beam path, and a microwave generation assembly. The linear accelerator head may include a waveguide that is configured to contain a standing or travelling microwave. The waveguide can include a plurality of cells that are disposed adjacent one another, wherein each of the plurality of cells may define an aperture configured to receive electrons therethrough. The linear accelerator head can further include a converter and a primary collimator.

An RF accelerating cavity includes: a housing having an inner peripheral surface in a tubular shape and conductivity at least on a surface; and accelerating cells inside the housing and each made of a dielectric including, at a central part, an opening through which a charged particle passes. The housing includes a cylindrical barrel portion, with end plates at both ends. The accelerating cells are disposed between the end plates. Each accelerating cell includes: a cylindrical barrel portion having a diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the cylindrical barrel portion of the housing; and a circular disk portion provided inside the cylindrical barrel portion to be fixed to the cylindrical barrel portion, and disposed such that a plate surface is orthogonal to the passing axis of a charged particle, and provided with the opening.

Provided herein are high energy ion beam generator systems and methods that provide low cost, high performance, robust, consistent, uniform, low gas consumption and high current/high-moderate voltage generation of neutrons and protons. Such systems and methods find use for the commercial-scale generation of neutrons and protons for a wide variety of research, medical, security, and industrial processes.

Provided herein are high energy ion beam generator systems and methods that provide low cost, high performance, robust, consistent, uniform, low gas consumption and high current/high-moderate voltage generation of neutrons and protons. Such systems and methods find use for the commercial-scale generation of neutrons and protons for a wide variety of research, medical, security, and industrial processes.

Provided is a radiation generation apparatus that can be downsized while improving power efficiency compared with a normal conduction accelerating tube. The radiation generation apparatus includes: an accelerating tube in which an accelerating cavity is defined by a tubular-shaped housing having conductivity and a plurality of cells made of a dielectric material, center openings of the cells being aligned so as to be communicated with each other in a direction in which the cells are arranged in the housing; an RF amplifier that supplies a high-frequency power to the accelerating tube; and an electron gun that emits a charged particle passing through the opening of each of the cells in the accelerating tube.

Provided herein are high energy ion beam generator systems and methods that provide low cost, high performance, robust, consistent, uniform, low gas consumption and high current/high-moderate voltage generation of neutrons and protons. Such systems and methods find use for the commercial-scale generation of neutrons and protons for a wide variety of research, medical, security, and industrial processes.

Provided herein are high energy ion beam generator systems and methods that provide low cost, high performance, robust, consistent, uniform, low gas consumption and high current/high-moderate voltage generation of neutrons and protons. Such systems and methods find use for the commercial-scale generation of neutrons and protons for a wide variety of research, medical, security, and industrial processes.

Some embodiments include a system comprising: a first control logic configured to receive a first trigger and generate a second trigger in response to the first trigger the second trigger having a delay relative to the first trigger of a configurable number of cycles of a counter of the first control logic; a second control logic configured to receive the second trigger and generate a third trigger in response to the second trigger the third trigger having a delay relative to the second trigger of a configurable number of cycles of a counter of the second control logic; and a third control logic configured to receive the second trigger and generate a fourth trigger in response to the second trigger the fourth trigger having a delay relative to the second trigger of a configurable number of cycles of a counter of the third control logic. A particle beam may be accelerated in response to the triggers.

An objective of the invention is to provide an acceleration cavity, an accelerator, and a resonance frequency adjustment method of an acceleration cavity that can change the natural resonance frequency of the acceleration cavity without occupying space between adjacent accelerator cavities. A QWR includes: a body portion whose axial direction is parallel to the vertical direction, and having a cylindrical side face portion; an upper face portion provided in an upper part of the body portion and is a plate-shaped member; and a deformation adjustment portion applying a pressing force on the upper face portion to deform the upper face portion.

An objective of the invention is to provide an acceleration cavity, an accelerator, and a resonance frequency adjustment method of an acceleration cavity that can change the natural resonance frequency of the acceleration cavity without occupying space between adjacent accelerator cavities. A QWR includes: a body portion whose axial direction is parallel to the vertical direction, and having a cylindrical side face portion; an upper face portion provided in an upper part of the body portion and is a plate-shaped member; and a deformation adjustment portion applying a pressing force on the upper face portion to deform the upper face portion.