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- Patent Title: Radiation therapy systems that include primary radiation shielding, and modular secondary radiation shields
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Application No.: US16443419Application Date: 2019-06-17
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Publication No.: US10660587B2Publication Date: 2020-05-26
- Inventor: Hak Choy , Steve Jiang , Robert Timmerman , Arnold Pompos
- Applicant: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
- Applicant Address: US TX Austin
- Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
- Current Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Austin
- Agency: DLA Piper LLP (US)
- Main IPC: A61B6/10
- IPC: A61B6/10 ; A61N5/10 ; A61B6/04 ; G21F3/00

Abstract:
Radiation therapy systems and their components, including secondary radiation shields. At least some versions of the disclosed systems combine a radiation delivery device, a primary radiation shielding device, and a secondary shielding layer into an integrated, modular unit. This is accomplished by using a small direct beam shield capable of blocking a primary beam from a radiation delivery device. In turn, a thinner shielding layer can be used to surround the radiation delivery device and primary shielding device, enabling a single modular unit to be delivered to an installation site. In some embodiments, a bed may be disposed within the secondary shielding layer. In some embodiments, the system is configured to provide up to 4-pi (4π) steradians of radiation coverage to the bed from the radiation delivery device.
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