Beam intensity and dose monitor system for heavy-ion tumor therapy

The clinical trials of tumor therapy using heavy ion beams, supplied by the cooler storage ring of the Heavy Ion Research Facility in Lanzhou (HIRFL-CSR) with the energy of 100 to 450 MeV/u, are now in progress at the Institute of Modern Physics in Lanzhou. A beam intensity and dose monitor system has been developed to real-time monitor the irradiation dose and beam intensity stability and to make sure the safety of the patients. It is composed of integral ionization chamber, current-frequency transfer electric board and LabVIEW data acquiring and analyzing system. The measurements of this system show that it can work well under the clinical condition.