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Alphatron LINAC present at ESTRO 2012
Also this year Alphatron LINAC will be present with a own exhibition booth at ESTRO 2012 in the CCIB convention centre in Barcelona, Spain. The ESTRO 2012 conference will be held from 9 till 13 May 2012.
This year Alphatron LINAC is able to introduce some new products to our portfolio and these products will be displayed at our exhibition booth. Therefore we would like to invite you to booth #650 to learn all about these new products. We are placed at a central spot, right in between all the main linear accelerator vendors.
Also this year we will be joined by our colleagues from e2v technologies displaying their new solid state modulator and some other new interesting products. Another good reason to come and visit the Alphatron LINAC / E2V booth at ESTRO 2012!
I you have any questions about our products and services; do not hesitate to contact us at +31 78 692 2100 or e-mail sales@alphatronlinac.com
the Alphatron LINAC team
For more information about ESTRO 2012 visit their website at: www.estro.org
Trade shows 2012
This year you can find Alphatron LINAC at the following trade shows & conferences:
ASTRO 2012 54rd Annual Meeting
Boston, Massachusetts (USA), 2-4 October 2012
NAAE Engineers Meeting 2012
Stavanger (Norway), 18-19 September 2012
SBRT - Annual Meeting 2012
Curitiba (Brazil), 20-23 June 2012
DEGRÖ 18. Jahreskongress
Wiesbaden (Germany), 7-10 June 2012
ESTRO ANNIVERSARY 2012 - STAND #650
Barcelona (Spain), 9-12 May 2012
Dutch Accelerator Engineers Meeting 2012
Nijmegen (the Netherlands), 13th April 2012
BHPA 2012 - Annual Meeting
Brussels (Belgium), 10-11 February 2012
We are looking forward meeting you at one of the above mentioned exhibitions and conferences. For more information please contact us at sales@alphatronlinac.com or call us at +31 78 692 2100.
Alphatron LINAC main office moved!
Halfway through 2011 the Alphatron LINAC main office moved to a new facility at just a stone's throw away from the previous office.
Main reason for moving to a new location was that due to continuous growth Alphatron LINAC demanded more office and storage space to assure we can maintain the level of service we have been offering our customers over the years.
Our new office is located at the following address:
Alphatron LINAC
van Hennaertweg 9
2952 CA ALBLASSERDAM
the Netherlands
P: +31 (0)78 692 2100 - NEW PHONE NUMBER!
F: +31 (0)78 692 2109 - NEW FAX NUMBER!
Replacement 8503AF thyratron to the 8503AG thyratron - updated 26/3/2012
In 2011 e2v technologies has replaced the 8503AF dqueing thyratron, mainly used in Varian linear accelerators, with his successor; the 8503AG dqueing thyratron. During the last period we have received several questions from customers regarding the changes between these two tubes. The main improvements made to this tube are the following;
- The first 8503AG change has been to improve the metal mesh enclosing the high voltage electrode.
- Design of the cathode heater has been improved to reduce mechanical stress within the heater
- Thermal characteristics of the heater are unchanged and there will be no effect on operation of the thyratron in your radiotherapy equipment.
- The most obvious change has been to introduce a red adhesive between the metal base cap and the glass thyratron body
It's superior characteristics and performances have been confirmed by a extensive test program. Due to these changes both e2v and Alphatron expect a lifetime expectancy improvement on the new tube.
If you have any further questions do not hesitate to contact one of our sales representitives. They can be reached through the contact information as can be found on our website.
Replacement CX1140LD thyratron to the CX1140LE thyratron - updated 26/3/2012
In 2011 e2v technologies has replaced the CX1140LD main thyratron, mainly used in Varian linear accelerators, with his successor; the CX1140LE main thyratron. During the last period we have received several questions from customers regarding the changes betwee these two tubes. The main improvement made to this tube is to improve the metal mesh enclosing the high voltage electrode.
It;s superior characteristics and performance have been confirmed by a extensive test program. Due to these changes both e2v and Alphatron expect a lifetime expectancy improvement on the new tube.
If you have any further questions do not hesitate to contact one of our sales representitives. They can be reached through the contact information as can be found on our website.
Design change to the CX1154L in collaboration with Elekta
There is a small design change to the grid 2 structure and the CX1154L is now filled with hydrogen, not deuterium. This results in a faster recovery time and therefore the effect is that the new design CX1154L can be used with ALL Elekta machines, even the very old ones.
Modified CX1154L design introduced from s/n 28528 (WK 33 2009) can be used and retrofitted to all CX1154L & CX1154 Elekta sockets.
New addition to our product range
Alphatron, your global supplier of linac magnetrons and thyratrons, now also offers new and rebuild vacuum pumps for your linac machine from different brands such as Varian, Perkin Elmer, Physical Electronics, Riber, Edwards and Leybolds.
