Safety methods and apparatus for low dose-rate radiation for medical and veterinary therapies
US9539443B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 29, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/1095
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Various embodiments relate to a microbeam radiation therapy (microbeam radiosurgery) system, including: a radiation beam source; a collimator with slits, wherein the collimator only passes a radiation beam from the radiation beam source through the slits; a filtering and limiting system; a source shutoff controller connected to the radiation beam source; and a detector configured to detect events requiring the shutdown of the radiation beam source.
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