Apparatus and method for controlling a radiation device

US6509573B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung mbH · DE

Inventors

• Eugen Badura · Darmstadt, DE
• Holger Brand · Darmstadt, DE
• Hans-Georg Essel · Darmstadt, DE
• Thomas Haberer · Darmstadt, DE
• Jan Hoffmann · Rosbach, DE
• Wolfgang Ott · Antioch, US
• Klaus Poppensieker · Darmstadt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 30, 1999
• Grant date: Jan 21, 2003
• Expiry date: Sep 30, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N2005/1087
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An arrangement and a method for controlling a radiation device, in particular for heavy ion therapy, are described. The arrangement comprises a chain of circuit modules (11-17), each circuit module (11-17) having a separate communication connection to a preceding circuit module and a separate communication connection to a following circuit module. In the method for controlling the radiation device by means of control modules (11-17) arranged in a chain, each control module (11-17) communicates separately with a preceding control module and separately with a following control module.