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Particle therapy apparatus comprising an MRI

US10874878B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Ion Beam Applications · BE

Inventor

Caterina Brusasco · Bossière, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 6, 2017
Grant date	Dec 29, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 2, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61N2005/1087
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a particle therapy apparatus for irradiating a target with a charged particle beam. In one implementation, the apparatus includes an isocentric gantry rotatable about an axis and configured to direct a particle beam towards an isocenter of gantry and according to a final beam direction, a magnetic resonance imaging system configured to generate a main magnetic field parallel to the final beam direction, and a passive magnetic shield surrounding the magnetic resonance imaging system, the passive magnetic shield and the magnetic resonance imaging system being synchronously rotatable with the gantry about the axis.

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