Particle beam scanning
US10258810B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 26, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05H2277/11
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An example particle therapy system includes: a synchrocyclotron to output a particle beam; a magnet to affect a direction of the particle beam to scan the particle beam across at least part of an irradiation target; scattering material that is configurable to change a spot size of the particle beam, where the scattering material is down-beam of the magnet relative to the synchrocyclotron; and a degrader to change an energy of the beam prior to output of the particle beam to the irradiation target, where the degrader is down-beam of the scattering material relative to the synchrocyclotron.
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