Particle therapy system and method with parallel control of energy variation and beam position variation
US10016623B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 12, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05H2245/30
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a particle therapy system for irradiating a target with a scanning beam technique. In one implementation, the system includes an irradiation planning device with a planning algorithm configured to associate a particle beam energy E(i) to each spot of the irradiation plan and organize the spots in a sequence of spots according to energy. The system may further include a control system configured for controlling in parallel, from spot to spot, a variation of an output energy of a beam generator, a variation of a magnetic field of one or more electromagnets of a beam transport system and a variation of a magnetic field of the scanning magnet.
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