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Compac gantry for particle therapy

US8748852B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 9, 2013
Grant dateJun 10, 2014
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Expiry dateJan 9, 2033

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

Abstract

The present invention relates to a particle therapy apparatus used for radiation therapy. More particularly, this invention relates to a compact isocentric gantry for delivering particle beams perpendicularly to a rotation axis of the gantry. The gantry comprises three dipole magnets. The angle of the last dipole magnet is smaller than 90° and a most preferred bending angle for this last dipole magnet is 60°.

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