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Method for monitoring the irradiation control unit of an ion-beam therapy system

US6614038B1 · kind B1 · utility

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23Claims

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Assignee

Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung mbH · DE

Inventors

Holger Brand · Darmstadt, DE
Thomas Haberer · Darmstadt, DE
Klaus Poppensieker · Darmstadt, DE
Dieter Schardt · Darmstadt, DE
Bernd Voss · Darmstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 5, 2001
Grant date	Sep 2, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 5, 2021

Classification

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

Abstract

The invention relates to a method of checking the calculated [sic] irradiation control unit of an ion beam therapy system which comprises a raster scanning device arranged in a beam guidance system and having vertical deflection means and horizontal deflection means for the vertical and horizontal deflection of a treatment beam at right angles to its beam direction, so that the treatment beam is deflected by the raster scanning device onto an isocenter of the irradiation station and scans a specific area surrounding the isocenter, data sets and permanently stored data of a control computer, parameters of measuring sensors and desired current values of scanner magnets being checked.

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