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Inner gantry

US8344340B2 · kind B2 · utility

51Cited by

390References

16Claims

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Assignee

Mevion Medical Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

Kenneth P. Gall · Harvard, US
Stanley J. Rosenthal · Wayland, US
Gordon Row · Groton, US
Michael J. Ahearn · Gorham, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 20, 2008
Grant date	Jan 1, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 19, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH05H2007/043
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A system includes a patient support and an outer gantry on which an accelerator is mounted to enable the accelerator to move through a range of positions around a patient on the patient support. The accelerator is configured to produce a proton or ion beam having an energy level sufficient to reach a target in the patient. An inner gantry includes an aperture for directing the proton or ion beam towards the target.

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