Systems and methods for providing an ion beam

US10039935B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• HIL Applied Medical, Ltd. · IL

Inventors

• Evgeny Papeer · Jerusalem, IL
• Assaf Shaham · Haifa, IL
• Shmuel Eisenmann · Seattle, US
• Yair Ferber · Jerusalem, IL
• Ynon Hefets · Jerusalem, IL
• Omer Shavit · Jerusalem, IL
• Boaz Weinfeld · Jerusalem, IL
• Sagi Brink-Danan · Providence, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 11, 2017
• Grant date: Aug 7, 2018
• Expiry date: Oct 11, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H05H2277/11
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Systems for treating a patient using protons include a proton source configured to provide a proton beam having a plurality of proton energies and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to control relative movement between the proton beam and the patient in two dimensions, and to control the proton energy distribution to adjust the penetration depth of the protons in the third dimension while maintaining substantially fixed coordinates in the other two dimensions. Such treatment systems allow for shorter treatment times, higher patient throughput, more precise treatment of the desired areas, and less collateral damage to healthy tissue.