GANTRY HAVING A RETRACTABLE COVER

    公开(公告)号:US20230022716A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-26

    申请号:US17865508

    申请日:2022-07-15

    IPC分类号: A61N5/10

    摘要: An example particle therapy system includes a toroid-shaped gantry having a central axis. The toroid-shaped gantry has a cover. The cover includes one or more segments that are rotatable at least partly around the central axis of the toroid-shaped gantry to create an unobstructed opening in the toroid-shaped gantry. The particle therapy system includes a patient couch configured to move relative to a hole in the toroid-shaped gantry, an imaging system coupled to an interior of the toroid-shaped gantry and configured for rotation about the hole in the toroid-shaped gantry, where the imaging system is configured to capture images of a patient on the patient couch, and a nozzle coupled to the interior of the toroid-shaped gantry and configured for rotation about the hole in the toroid-shaped gantry. The nozzle is configured to deliver radiation to a target in the patient based on one or more of the images.

    ADAPTIVE APERTURE
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220118284A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-21

    申请号:US17567544

    申请日:2022-01-03

    IPC分类号: A61N5/10

    摘要: An example particle therapy system includes a particle accelerator to output a particle beam having a spot size; a scanning system for the particle accelerator to scan the particle beam in two dimensions across at least part of a treatment area of an irradiation target; and an adaptive aperture between the scanning system and the irradiation target. The adaptive aperture includes structures that are movable relative to the irradiation target to approximate a shape to trim part of the treatment area. The part of the treatment area has a size that is based on an area of the spot size.

    Delivery of radiation by column and generating a treatment plan therefor

    公开(公告)号:US11291861B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-05

    申请号:US16811130

    申请日:2020-03-06

    IPC分类号: A61N5/10

    摘要: An example method of treating a target using particle beam includes directing the particle beam along a path at least part-way through the target, and controlling an energy of the particle beam while the particle beam is directed along the path so that the particle beam treats at least interior portions of the target that are located along the path. While the particle beam is directed along the path, the particle beam delivers a dose of radiation to the target that exceeds one (1) Gray-per-second for a duration of less than five (5) seconds. A treatment plan may be generated to perform the method.

    COLLIMATOR AND ENERGY DEGRADER FOR A PARTICLE THERAPY SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20220249871A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-11

    申请号:US17728098

    申请日:2022-04-25

    IPC分类号: A61N5/10

    摘要: An example system includes a particle accelerator to produce a particle beam to treat a patient and a carrier having openings including a first opening and a second opening. The carrier is made of a material that inhibits transmission of the particle beam and the carrier is located between the particle accelerator and the patient. A control system is configured to control movement of the particle beam to the first opening to enable at least part of the particle beam to reach the patient, to change an energy of the particle beam while the particle beam remains stationary at the first opening, and to control movement of the particle beam from the first opening to the second opening. The example system also includes an energy degrader that includes at least some boron carbide.

    ADAPTIVE APERTURE
    8.
    发明申请
    ADAPTIVE APERTURE 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20170128746A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-11

    申请号:US14937048

    申请日:2015-11-10

    IPC分类号: A61N5/10

    摘要: An example particle therapy system includes a particle accelerator to output a particle beam having a spot size; a scanning system for the particle accelerator to scan the particle beam in two dimensions across at least part of a treatment area of an irradiation target; and an adaptive aperture between the scanning system and the irradiation target. The adaptive aperture includes structures that are movable relative to the irradiation target to approximate a shape to trim part of the treatment area. The part of the treatment area has a size that is based on an area of the spot size.

    CONTROLLING INTENSITY OF A PARTICLE BEAM
    9.
    发明申请
    CONTROLLING INTENSITY OF A PARTICLE BEAM 有权
    控制粒子束强度

    公开(公告)号:US20140094638A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-03

    申请号:US14039307

    申请日:2013-09-27

    IPC分类号: H05H7/02 A61N5/10 H05H13/02

    摘要: In an example, a synchrocyclotron includes a particle source to provide pulses of ionized plasma to a cavity; a voltage source to provide a radio frequency (RF) voltage to the cavity to accelerate particles from the plasma column outwardly; and an extraction channel to receive a beam of particles from the cavity for output from the particle accelerator. The particle source is configured to control pulse widths of the ionized plasma in order to control an intensity of the beam of particles. This example synchrocyclotron may include one or more of the following features, either alone or in combination.

    摘要翻译: 在一个实例中,同步回旋加速器包括一个粒子源,以向空腔提供电离等离子体的脉冲; 电压源,用于向空腔提供射频(RF)电压,以将颗粒从等离子体塔向外加速; 以及用于从所述空腔接收颗粒束以从所述颗粒加速器输出的提取通道。 粒子源被配置为控制电离等离子体的脉冲宽度,以便控制粒子束的强度。 该示例同步回旋加速器可以单独地或组合地包括以下特征中的一个或多个。

    DELIVERY OF RADIATION BY COLUMN AND GENERATING A TREATMENT PLAN THEREFOR

    公开(公告)号:US20220296927A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-22

    申请号:US17712313

    申请日:2022-04-04

    IPC分类号: A61N5/10

    摘要: An example method of treating a target using particle beam includes directing the particle beam along a path at least part-way through the target, and controlling an energy of the particle beam while the particle beam is directed along the path so that the particle beam treats at least interior portions of the target that are located along the path. While the particle beam is directed along the path, the particle beam delivers a dose of radiation to the target that exceeds one (1) Gray-per-second for a duration of less than five (5) seconds. A treatment plan may be generated to perform the method.