Innovative 20-MeV Superconducting Cyclotron for Medical Applications

The report contains a description of the conceptual design of a compact superconducting cyclotron, which can produce 20-MeV proton beam for isotopes production. The goal of the present project is to develop a machine that can be cost-effective, of small size and reliable in comparison with other particle accelerator systems aimed for producing proton beam of similar energy. Superconductivity is now a well established technology. Its application permits high magnetic field of the ultra-compact cyclotron that after careful system modeling and optimization can produce sufficiently good final beam parameters. The main parameters of the cyclotron, its design, and major stages of the development work are described in the report.