Progress on MicroBeam Linatron (MBL) Linear Accelerators at Varex Imaging
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Presentation Topic Level - Advanced
Target Audience - General Interest
Target Audience - Research/Academics
Target Audience - Small Business Managers
Target Audience- NDT Engineers
Target Audience- Technicians/Inspectors
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 |
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Fiesta 5 |
Speaker
Dr Andrey Mishin
Vice President, R&D High Energy Systems & ABC Production
Varex Imaging
Progress on MicroBeam Linatron (MBL) Linear Accelerators at Varex Imaging
Presentation Description
In X-Ray sources, a focal spot size produced by an electron beam on a target is directly responsible for quality of the produced image. The commonly produced “small” spots full width at half maximum (FWHM) diameter is around 1.5 mm. Obtaining a submillimeter diameter focal spot in high energy sources (HES), operating at energy of 1-10 MeV is extremely difficult and the difficulty grows with energy value. At Varex, first we obtained a focal spot with FWHM of 0.8 mm, without any additional external focusing devices, which set a record for the standard commercial linacs. Our new design permitted such spot FWHM reduction to less than 0.5 mm and required some changes to the electron beam line and to RF structure, patent pending. Since we tested the first 6 MeV prototypes, we designed a 9 MeV and a 3 MeV linacs using the same technology. We are reporting on progress in designing this new MicroBeam Linatron (MBL) product line.
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Biography
Andrey V. Mishin is a Vice President, High Energy Systems at Varex Imaging Corporation, Headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT, USA. He graduated from National Research Nuclear University (MEPhI) in 1985 and completed his PhD equivalent in 1992. He has completed Management of High-Technology Companies course with AeA Stanford Executive Institute in 2002. Andrey was in several senior management and leadership positions with leading companies in USA. In 2024, Dr. Mishin was included in directory of top managers and professionals by Marquis Who’s Who “for his pioneering work in microwave devices and linear accelerators”, he is IEEE and ASNT member.
