ACRF Image X Institute Summer Lecture Series 2022 - Week 2
Linear accelerators are the workhorses of radiation oncology, used to deliver therapeutic photon and electron beams to treat cancer. In this lecture, we will delve into how a linear accelerator actually functions, with a particular focus on the beam forming components. You will learn: how we generate electrons, how we use resonant microwaves to accelerate them to nearly the speed of light, and how these are converted to photons.
