Medical-Industrial Radiation Facility
The Medical-Industrial Radiation Facility (MIRF) located in the
Ionizing Radiation Division of
the NIST Physics Laboratory is a user facility for the
medical and industrial radiation communities. The MIRF is based on a
re-configured rf-powered, traveling-wave electron linac donated by the
Radiation Therapy Center of Yale University-New Haven Hospital. The
accelerator provides electron energies from 7 MeV to 32 MeV at an
average beam current of up to 0.1 mA. In addition, bremsstrahlung
generated photon beams are also provided by the bombardment of suitable targets.
Two-stage traveling-wave rf linac
MIRF Schematic
Further Information:To schedule accelerator time or to discuss possible experiments, contact:
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Inquiries or comments: s.seltzer@nist.gov Online: November 1994 - Last update: July 2003 - Reviewed: May 2005 |