Therapy facility

US8199877B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Roland Schmidt · Lakewood, US
• Stefan Setzer · Weiterstadt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 5, 2010
• Grant date: Jun 12, 2012
• Expiry date: Jun 18, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N2005/1061
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A therapy system has a therapeutic system that produces x-ray radiation and is directed to a treatment area, and an image-producing imaging system that produces x-ray radiation and is directed to the treatment area. The therapeutic system has a first accelerator for electrons of a first energy that produces respective x-ray radiation, and the imaging system has a second accelerator for electrons of a second energy. A supply system is connected to and operates the first and the second accelerators, and the first and second supply systems have at least one component.