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Gantry system for a particle therapy facility

US7473913B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Klaus Hermann · Koblenzer Straße, DE
Werner Kaiser · Langquaid, DE
Andres Sommer · Fürth, DE
Torsten Zeuner · Erlangen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 4, 2006
Grant date	Jan 6, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 4, 2027

Classification

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

Abstract

The invention relates to a gantry system for a particle therapy facility, having a beam guidance gantry which has elements for beam guidance, and having a measurement gantry which has a device for beam monitoring. The measurement gantry and beam guidance gantry are thus of a mutually independent design and are, in particular, arranged in a mutually concentric manner. A gantry system of this kind is inter alia less susceptible to mechanical deviations during rotation of the beam guidance gantry.

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