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TY - CONF AU - Cybulski, T. AU - Devlin, L.J. AU - Hennessy, K.P. AU - Jones, T.J. AU - Kacperek, A. AU - Marsland, B. AU - Taylor, I. AU - Welsch, C.P. AU - Wray, A. ED - Petit-Jean-Genaz, Christine ED - Arduini, Gianluigi ED - Michel, Peter ED - Schaa, Volker RW TI - Design and First Operation of a Silicon-based Non–invasive Beam Monitor J2 - Proc. of IPAC2014, Dresden, Germany, June 15-20, 2014 C1 - Dresden, Germany T2 - International Particle Accelerator Conference T3 - 5 LA - english AB - Non–invasive, highly accurate and reliable beam monitors are a desired aim of any beam diagnostics design. Knowledge of beam parameters is essential in fundamental research, industry or medical applications with varying demands. It is critical for the optimization of ion beams used for cancer treatment. Ocular tumor treatment at the Clatterbridge Cancer Center (CCC) uses a 60 MeV proton beam. Disturbances introduced to a beam by intercepting devices risk affecting its energy and energy spread, thereby limiting its effectiveness for treatment. The advantageous semi-circular structure of the LHCb Vertex Locator (VELO) detector has been investigated in the QUASAR Group. It is an interesting option for a non-invasive online beam monitor relying on beam ‘halo’ measurements without disturbing the part of the beam used for treatment. This contribution discusses the measurement method, setup design and integration within the CCC treatment beam line. PB - JACoW CP - Geneva, Switzerland SP - 3712 EP - 3715 KW - detector KW - proton KW - experiment KW - operation KW - electronics DA - 2014/07 PY - 2014 SN - 978-3-95450-132-8 DO - 10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2014-THPME185 UR - http://jacow.org/ipac2014/papers/thpme185.pdf ER -