WAO'98 Abstract

    Personnel and Accelerator Scheduling at HIMAC

   Eiichi Takada, HIMAC - NIRS, Japan

 HIMAC (Heavy Ion Medical Accelerator in Chiba, Japan), delivers 400 MeV/u 
 carbon beam for cancer therapy.  The accelerator was commissioned in 1993-1994.  
 Operators take shifts, typically a DAY-NIGHT-OFF in a 3-day sequence, which
 comes 3-4 times a month.  The Day and Night Shifts are 12 hours. They also
 work for maintenance and R&D support for the rest of working days.  Dr.
 Takada will describe the HIMAC accelerator and discuss personnel and
 accelerator scheduling at HIMAC.