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Particle therapy system

US7816657B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Thomas Hansmann · Trier, DE
Eike Rietzel · Weiterstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 28, 2008
Grant date	Oct 19, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 29, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61N2005/1095
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A particle therapy system is provided. The particle therapy system includes at least two acceleration units, with each of which acceleration units particles can be accelerated to at least an energy necessary for the irradiation; and a common energy selection system, connected downstream of the at least two acceleration units, with which system the energy of particles that have been accelerated by one of the acceleration units can be reduced.

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