Achromatic and uncoupled medical gantry

Tsoupas, Nicholaos; Kayran, Dmitry; Litvinenko, Vladimir; MacKay, William W

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Title: Achromatic and uncoupled medical gantry

Abstract

A medical gantry that focus the beam from the beginning of the gantry to the exit of the gantry independent of the rotation angle of the gantry by keeping the beam achromatic and uncoupled, thus, avoiding the use of collimators or rotators, or additional equipment to control the beam divergence, which may cause beam intensity loss or additional time in irradiation of the patient, or disadvantageously increase the overall gantry size inapplicable for the use in the medical treatment facility.

Inventors:

Tsoupas, Nicholaos ^[1]; Kayran, Dmitry ^[2]; Litvinenko, Vladimir ^[3]; MacKay, William W ^[4]

Center Moriches, NY
Rocky Point, NY
Mt. Sinai, NY
Wading River, NY

Issue Date:: 2011-11-22

Research Org.:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1032873

Patent Number(s):: 8063381

Application Number:: 12/403,486

Assignee:: Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC (Upton, NY)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY

H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05H - PLASMA TECHNIQUE

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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY
A61N2005/1087 - {Ions
A61N5/10 - X-ray therapy
A61N5/1081 - {Rotating beam systems with a specific mechanical construction, e.g. gantries}

H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05H - PLASMA TECHNIQUE
H05H7/04 - Magnet systems {, e.g. undulators, wigglers

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DOE Contract Number:: AC02-98CH10886

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION

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