公开(公告)号：US20240408413A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-12

申请号：US18734787

申请日：2024-06-05

Applicant: Elekta Limited

Inventor： Christopher Flint ,  Chen Lingxia

IPC: A61N5/10 ,  G01R31/327 ,  H05H9/00

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of determining whether repair or replacement of thyratron of a radiotherapy device should be scheduled. The radiotherapy device comprising a linear accelerator and being configured to provide therapeutic radiation to a patient. The radiotherapy device comprising a thyratron; and at least one sensor configured to provide a signal indicative of a start-up time associated with the thyratron. The method comprises receiving the start-up time and based on the start-up time, determining whether repair or replacement of the thyratron should be scheduled.