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Irradiation device

US8053746B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS PARTICLE THERAPY GMBH & CO. KG · DE

Inventors

Jan Timmer · Cologne, DE
Holger Goebel · Hamburg, DE
Stefan Schmidt · Aalen, DE
Juergen Heese · Schwerte, DE
Michael Schillo · Bonn, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 5, 2007
Grant date	Nov 8, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 27, 2027

Classification

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

Abstract

The present invention relates to an irradiation device for irradiating an irradiation object with heavy charged particles at an irradiation station, comprising a particle accelerator for providing a particle beam and a swivelling device for swivelling the particle beam impinging on the irradiation object, wherein the swivelling device comprises a carrier pivotable about an axis. In accordance with the invention, the irradiation device is characterized in that the particle accelerator is mounted on the pivotable carrier.

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