• Patent Title: Multi-field cancer therapy apparatus and method of use thereof
  • Application No.: US14302253
    Application Date: 2014-06-11
  • Publication No.: US09616252B2
    Publication Date: 2017-04-11
  • Inventor: Vladimir Balakin
  • Applicant: Vladimir Balakin
  • Agent Kevin Hazen
  • Main IPC: A61N5/10
  • IPC: A61N5/10
Multi-field cancer therapy apparatus and method of use thereof
Abstract:
A multi-field cancer therapy apparatus and method of use thereof is described increasing dimensionality of incident tumor treatment angles while minimizing distance between a final beamline focusing magnet and the patient. Increased dimensionality of incident tumor treatment angles is achieved through coordinated use of one or more of: a rotatable targeting magnet; a first patient rotation platform rotating the patient around, without intersecting, a vertical axis; a second patient rotation platform rotating a body part through a movable vertical axis; and patient tilt. The increased charged particle incident angle dimensionality distributes Bragg peak tail energy about the tumor. Dynamic energy and/or intensity control of the charged particle beam as a function of efficiency of beam delivery based on tumor shape further reduces Bragg peak tail energy delivered to healthy tissue about the tumor.
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