Compact gantry for particle therapy
US8766218B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 23, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2032 |
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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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