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Access to proton therapy is limited by both facility cost and existing technological limitations. The beam delivery system (BDS) has been identified as a bottleneck, particularly for new and emerging methodologies such as FLASH, Arc, and multi-ion therapies. This talk will discuss a new collaborative project between Harvard/MGH, University of Melbourne and Pyramid technologies for a compact, fast proton therapy system. We will focus on the 'TURBO' ‘Technology for Ultra Rapid Beam Operation’ project: a novel proof of principle BDS in development in Melbourne, utilising novel Fixed Field Alternating Gradient optics. This system will increase the BDS energy acceptance to allow multiple beam energies to be transported, reducing the dead time between energy layers and enabling rapid beam delivery across the whole tumour depth. We discuss the potential and clinical benefits of TURBO as a fixed-beamline BDS with fast energy switching for CPT.
