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Ultralightweight Power System for Human-Portable Linac-Based X-Ray Sources

Journal Article · · IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
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  1. RadiaBeam Technologies, LLC, Santa Monica, CA (United States); RadiaBeam System
  2. RadiaBeam Technologies, LLC, Santa Monica, CA (United States)
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Industrial human-portable X-ray sources are widely used by security, nuclear safeguard, and defense agencies. However, the employed sources have significant energy, dose, size, weight, and power (SWaP) limitations, greatly affecting their practical application. RF linear accelerators (linacs) can serve as a flexible, reliable, and robust type of X-ray source if they can match the size, weight, cost, and imaging performance requirements of conventional ones. One of the most critical elements affecting these parameters is the high-voltage pulsed power supply system or modulator, which can make the largest contribution to the total weight and dimensions of the accelerator. Here, in this article, we present the design and demonstration results of a novel ultra lightweight power system based on a 24-kV solid-state Marx modulator for a hand-portable 0.15–2.0-MeV Ku -band linac-based X-ray source.
Research Organization:
RadiaBeam Technologies, Santa Monica, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0022801
OSTI ID:
2337895
Journal Information:
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 70; ISSN 0018-9499
Publisher:
IEEECopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Ku-band magnetron
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field radiography
hand-portable X-ray source
linear accelerator (linac)