The RF linac dedicated to boron neutron capture therapy(BNCT02)in our institute is mainly composed of an ion source,a low energy beam transport line,a radio frequency quadrupole accelerator and three high energy beam transport lines.To ensure the safe operation of the BNCT02 accelerator,a machine protection system(MPS)was designed based on Yokogawa PLC and Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System(EPICS)software toolkit.The MPS adopts a redundant design,consisting of two completely independent subsystems with consistent main input and output signals.The test results show that the response time of the MPS is less than 1.6 ms,and it has the characteristics of high stability and reliability,which meets the operational requirements of the BNCT02 accelerator.
关键词
硼中子俘获治疗/加速器/机器保护系统/实验物理及工业控制系统
Key words
boron neutron capture therapy/accelerator/machine protection system/Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System