Does Linac Systems make electron linacs, such as those commonly used in radiation therapy?
No. Linac Systems focuses on designing and building machines that accelerate particles heavier than electrons. Our linacs can be designed for use with protons, deuterons, alpha particles (helium), carbon ions, etc., and using such ions to produce neutrons. Conventional radiation therapy utilizes beams of x-rays. The x-rays are produced when a beam of electrons (accelerated by an electron linac) hits a metal target, such as lead.
