Koumeir Charbel, De Nadal Viviana, Cherubini Roberto, Cherel Michel, Garrido Eric, Gouard Sébastien, Guertin Arnaud, Haddad Ferid, Métivier Vincent, Michel Nathalie, Poirier Freddy, Servagent Noel, Sounalet Thomas, Varmenot Nicolas
GIP ARRONAX, Saint-Herblain, France.
Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro INFN, Legnaro-Padova, Italy.
Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2019 May 1;183(1-2):270-273. doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncy301.
The cyclotron ARRONAX can deliver different types of particles (protons, deuterons, alpha-particles) in an energy range up to 68 MeV. One of its six experimental halls is dedicated to studying the interactions of radiation with matter including living matter. A horizontal beamline for cell irradiation has been setup and characterized. The radiobiological characterization was done in terms of V79 cells survival after irradiation with 68 MeV protons. The results demonstrate that radiobiological studies can be successfully performed confirming the high potential of the facility.
