Systems and methods for providing an ion beam

US10395881B2 · kind B2 · 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 27, 2019
• Expiry date: Oct 11, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N2005/1088
• WIPO field: Engines, pumps, turbines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Systems for generating a proton beam include an electromagnetic radiation beam (e.g., a laser) that is directed onto an ion-generating target by optics to form the proton beam. A detector is configured to measure a laser-target interaction property, which a processor uses to produce a feedback signal that can be used to alter the proton beam by adjusting the source of the electromagnetic radiation beam, the optics, or a relative position or orientation of the electromagnetic radiation beam to the ion-generating target. By adjusting the laser-target interaction, the feedback can be used to control properties of the proton beam, such as the proton beam energy or flux. Such systems have certain advantages, including reducing the size, complexity, and cost of machines used to generate proton beams, while also improving their speed, precision, and configurability.