SBIR/STTR Research Award
Cryogen-free Light-weight Superconducting Beam Bending Magnets for Proton Therapy
Award amount
$978,006Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2016Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Branch
- National Institutes of Health
- Recipient company
- Superconducting Systems, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- 2016-09-01
- Contract end date
- 2019-08-31
- UEI
- KKENLH4K7TK3
- Solicitation number
- PA14-071
- Topic code
- 102
Research abstract
DESCRIPTIONprovided by applicantThe overall goal of this Fast Track project is to combine innovations in superconducting magnet design and new magnet topologies to create a lightweight toroidal beam bending magnet for rotating gantries used in proton beam therapyThe magnet is robust for pencil beam scanning therapyas the magnet is dryno liquid helium coolantand can withstand AC losses from rapidly varying magnetic fieldsneeded for varying the energy of beam to adjust penetration of the beam into the tumorThis toroidal bending magnet will use a uniquecryogen free selfshielded superconducting magnet that makes the scanner attractive for pencil beam scanning using a proton beamThe proposed bending magnet uses an innovative magnet topology that is constant field along the beam and self shields the magnetic fieldeliminating the need and weight of the ironThe combination of proven technologies in design and manufacturing of high fieldT and highercryogenfree MRI magnets and the innovative constant field toroidal field beam bending magnet results in a significant breakthrough gantry design
Technology keywords
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Other awards by this recipient
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- Reducing the Size and Cost of MRI by Using a Zero-He Moderate-Field MRI Magnet Integrated with a Cryocooled RF Coil
- Low Loss Superconducting Magnets Operating at 15 - 40 K
- Cryogen-free Light-weight Superconducting Beam Bending Magnets for Proton Therapy
- Affordable Cryogen-Free Point-of-Care 1.5 T Extremity MRI
- Shielded 3T HTS ADR Magnet Operating at 30-40 K
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Research funding history
27 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1999–2020). Reported award amounts total $7,480,696. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Defense