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Ion Beam Applications

134Patents
107Active
134Granted
58Portfolio score

Filing activity: Dec 20, 1993 → Jan 27, 2023 · 28 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6683426B1 Isochronous cyclotron and method of extraction of charged particles from such cyclotron Electricity 230 Expired
US6717162B1 Method for treating a target volume with a particle beam and device implementing same Human Necessities 188 Expired
US6057655A Method for sweeping charged particles out of an isochronous cyclotron, and device therefor Electricity 175 Expired
US6873123B2 Device and method for regulating intensity of beam extracted from a particle accelerator Electricity 173 Expired
US6433336B1 Device for varying the energy of a particle beam extracted from an accelerator Electricity 170 Expired
US7345291B2 Device for irradiation therapy with charged particles Human Necessities 158 Expired
US7860216B2 Device and method for positioning a target volume in radiation therapy apparatus Human Necessities 155 Active
US7307264B2 Apparatus for irradiating a target volume Human Necessities 148 Expired
US7456591B2 Cyclotron equipped with novel particle beam deflecting means Electricity 104 Expired
US8716663B2 Device and method for particle therapy monitoring and verification Human Necessities 59 Active
US6777689B2 Article irradiation system shielding Physics 49 Expired
US7940881B2 Device and method for producing radioisotopes Physics 48 Expired
US8027712B2 Elongated markers for soft tissue volume identification Human Necessities 47 Active
US8368043B2 Gantry rolling floor Human Necessities 46 Active
US6753535B2 Article irradiation system with multiple beam paths Physics 34 Expired
US9289624B2 Gantry comprising beam analyser for use in particle therapy Human Necessities 28 Active
US8766218B2 Compact gantry for particle therapy Human Necessities 27 Active
US8481951B2 Device and method for particle therapy verification Human Necessities 25 Active
US8748852B2 Compac gantry for particle therapy Human Necessities 24 Active
US7094472B2 Radiation treated ethylene polymers and articles made from said polymers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US9451688B2 Device and method for particle beam production Human Necessities 23 Active
US9271385B2 Magnetic structure for circular ion accelerator Electricity 22 Active
US9186525B2 Apparatus for particle therapy verification Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 21 Active
US9237642B2 Methods for adjusting the position of a main coil in a cyclotron Electricity 21 Active
US8916838B2 Device and method for particle beam delivery Human Necessities 21 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.