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CERN, CHUV AND THERYQ JOIN FORCES FOR A
WORLD FIRST IN CANCER RADIOTHERAPY
CERN, the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) in Switzerland,
and THERYQ (ALCEN Group, France) signed an agreement
for the world-first development of a revolutionary FLASH
radiotherapy device that will use very high energy electron
(VHEE) radiation to treat cancers resistant to conventional
treatments.
The device will include a compact linear accelerator based on
CERN technology, and will use very high-energy electron beams
of 100 to 200 MeV, allowing cancers up to a depth of 20 cm to
be treated using the FLASH technique. It has the potential to
decrease the overall cost of treatment, and its compactness will
allow it to be used in a hospital setting. It will be based at CHUV
and is expected to be operational within two years, with the first
clinical trials planned for 2025.
I'm a believer, then again I was a beleiver in Monitse and contactless payments and UKOG with the 'Gatwick Gusher' Not to mention NCYT and Avo.
I believe because I cannot see they will scupper the ship for a 'ha'porth of tar' The major shareholders know that sucess brings massive rewards, failure - NOTHING!
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investigation plan and first patient
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treatment in conjunction with University
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Hospital Birmingham
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we've installed a state-of-the-art
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robotic patient positioner for aligning
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patients in the upright position in the
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treatment chair also a CT Imaging
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subsystem an x-ray Imaging subsystem and
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Computing software and Hardware to
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ensure accurate placement Imaging and
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image processing of patients
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light runs on an advanced Suite of
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medical software the clinical workflow
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starts with patient admission intake
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appointments and creating images for
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treatment planning the treatment plan is
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verified approved and delivered to the
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patient typically over multiple sessions
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using this software Physicians are
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supported throughout every step of the
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process ensuring that patients can be
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safely and accurately treated using a
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beam that's been fully optimized and
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tailored to their needs
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begins in the northwest of England at
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the Desiree laboratory of the UK's
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Science and Technology facilities
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Council where we've set up our
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manufacturing site for the assembly and
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integration of our modular light system
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a hall has been built to house the
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accelerators which form the Beating
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Heart of the light system
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because avo's light system uses linear
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acceleration there's a considerable
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reduction in the shielding that's
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required and no need for absorbers to
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handle stray excess radiation found with
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Legacy cyclotron systems
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this is a major advantage of the system
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making it far easier and more affordable
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to install
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everything starts at our proton source
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using a system called Equus known for
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its robustness stable operation and long
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lifetime
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from there the protons starts their
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Journey along a gallery of accelerators
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moving as a 200 Hertz pulsed beam
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through the CERN developed RFQ and
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various accelerating modules called
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scdtls and ccls accelerating up to a
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maximum of 230 Mev
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avo's linear accelerator is now fully
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constructed and operating at a maximum
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power of 230 Mev The energy needed to
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treat deep-seated tumors this makes the
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light system the only proton linear
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accelerator to have achieved this feat
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the accelerator is driven by four iots
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and 13 klystrons all supplying RF power
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to the accelerators and is called kept
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under vacuum and monitored by beam
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Diagnostics
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DC supplies in the system Drive magnets
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which control the position of the beam
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and a full control system keeps the
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entire system working optimally the
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accelerator is driven from a control
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room where our specialist operators
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accelerate and steer the proton beam
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there are over 250 front-end Control
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software instances newly developed to
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accelerate steer and monitor the proton
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beam it utilizes 20 Gigabytes per day of
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data capture in beam optimization and
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control and delivers a proton pulse at
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your energy of choice every five
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milliseconds
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the patient treatment itself which is
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the final goal takes place in the
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treatment room at the end of the
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accelerator
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this has also been built at daresbury
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where we'll
Video states that patient room is installed and state of art positioning chair installed with all relevant soft ware in place 2.38/3.46
Linear accelerator is fully constructedand operating at max power of 230 Mev 1.25/3.46
So close anfd yet so far!
Did we not set up a fully constructed prototype at Daresbury ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUkV5UXHHIw
Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9tfCQP6V1s
The major shareholders are working hard to not only save their money but to cross the line with ground breaking technology which will save millions of lives. Bankruptcy- nothing. Deal done- bright future
RNS was great news. Harley Street is our new head office and the correspondence address for at least one major shareholder. We have a 50 year lease on the two converted premises ready and able to support installation of a LIGHT machine. Once installed and ratified,we have a full order book for treatment. Onwards and upwards for available capital cities of the world!
The ethos of Avo was that they could produce a proton therapy machine quicker, cheaper and more efficient, than anyting currently on the market. If we go into liquidation The Major shareholders et all will loose out big time. On the other hand, if a rescue plan is successful and a light machine can be validated for use in quick and timely manner , the share price will be many multiples of it's current value. Odey Asset Mgt needed to sell out for their own internal re-organisation and with the price dropping fast Avo had no option but to suspend trading. I have no doubt a re-financing deal will be reached and we can all breath a sigh of relief.