Configurable collimator controlled using linear motors
US10653892B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 29, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 19, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/109
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An example device for trimming a particle beam includes: structures made of material that blocks passage of the particle beam, with the structures being configurable to define an edge that is movable into a path of the particle beam; and linear motors that are controllable to configure the structures to define the edge.
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