Particle beam irradiation system and method for controlling the particle beam irradiation system
US8232536B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 27, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/1087
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
There is provided a particle beam irradiation system so as to provide the dose distribution having more accuracy. An irradiation control part comprises an energy setting controller that sets the energy of a charged particle beam, a beam scanning controller that controls a beam scanner, and a beam diameter changer to control a beam diameter changer, wherein the irradiation control part sets a beam diameter of the charged particle beam to be a first beam diameter by the beam diameter changer, the charged particle beam is scanned step-wise by the beam scanning controller so as to irradiate the charged particle beam on a predetermined region of the irradiation target, after that, the beam diameter of the charged particle beam is set by the beam diameter controller to be a second beam diameter that is different from the first beam diameter, and the charged particle beam is scanned step-wise by the beam scan controller so as to control the charged particle beam to irradiate on a region that is overlapped with at least a part of the predetermined part of the irradiation target.
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