Gantry with an ion-optical system
    3.
    发明公开
    Gantry with an ion-optical system 审中-公开
    Röntgengerätmit einer ionenoptischen Vorrichtung

    公开(公告)号:EP1041579A1

    公开(公告)日:2000-10-04

    申请号:EP99106657.2

    申请日:1999-04-01

    IPC分类号: G21K5/10

    摘要: The present invention relates to a gantry with an ion-optical system comprising: a first bending magnet with a bending angle in the range of 40° to 45° for bending an ion beam off an axis of rotation of said gantry; a second bending magnet with a bending angle identical to the bending angle of the first bending magnet for bending said ion beam parallel to said axis of rotation of said gantry; a third bending magnet with a bending angle in the range of 45° to 90° for bending said ion beam toward an intersection of said ion beam with said axis of gantry rotation, wherein the intersection point is called isocentre; and the said gantry further comprises a horizontal scanner magnet positioned upstream said third bending magnet for horizontal scanning of said ion beam in a plane perpendicular to the beam direction; a vertical scanning magnet positioned upstream said third bending magnet for vertical scanning of said ion beam in a plane perpendicular to the beam direction; at least six quadrupole magnets with adjustable excitation positioned downstream to said first bending magnet and upstream said magnets; wherein the quadrupole magnets provide a fully achromatic beam transport from the gantry entrance to the isocentre; a control of the size of said ion beam in the isocentre according to a pre-defined beam-size pattern; and the size of said ion beam in the isocentre and the spot-shape of said ion beam in the isocentre which is independent from the angle of gantry rotation, wherein the gantry can be rotated by any angle between 0° and 360° with respect to a fixed beam transfer line connecting an accelerator with the gantry and wherein said ion beam coming from said fixed beam transfer line and entering said gantry has different emittances in the horizontal and vertical planes of said fixed beam transfer line.

    摘要翻译: 具有离子光学系统的台架技术领域本发明涉及一种具有离子光学系统的机架,包括:弯曲角度在40°至45°范围内的第一弯曲磁体,用于将离子束从所述台架的旋转轴线弯曲; 第二弯曲磁体,其弯曲角度与第一弯曲磁体的弯曲角相同,用于弯曲平行于所述台架的所述旋转轴线的所述离子束; 弯曲角度在45°至90°范围内的第三弯曲磁体,用于将所述离子束朝向所述离子束与所述台架旋转轴线的交点弯曲,其中所述交点被称为等中心; 并且所述台架还包括位于所述第三弯曲磁体上游的水平扫描器磁体,用于在垂直于所述光束方向的平面中水平扫描所述离子束; 位于所述第三弯曲磁体上游的垂直扫描磁体,用于在垂直于所述光束方向的平面中垂直扫描所述离子束; 至少六个具有可调激励的四极磁体,位于所述第一弯曲磁体的下游并位于所述磁体的上游; 其中所述四极磁体提供从所述台架入口到所述等中心的完全消色束输送; 根据预定义的束尺寸图案来控制等中心中的所述离子束的尺寸; 以及所述离子束在等角中的尺寸和所述等离子体中的所述离子束的点形状,其独立于所述台架旋转的角度,其中所述机架可以相对于所述台架旋转任何角度在0°和360°之间 连接加速器和台架的固定光束传输线,其中来自所述固定光束传输线并进入所述台架的所述离子束在所述固定光束传输线的水平和垂直平面中具有不同的发射度。

    VORRICHTUNG ZUM BESTRAHLEN VON TUMORGEWEBE EINES PATIENTEN MIT EINEM TEILCHENSTRAHL
    4.
    发明公开
    VORRICHTUNG ZUM BESTRAHLEN VON TUMORGEWEBE EINES PATIENTEN MIT EINEM TEILCHENSTRAHL 审中-公开
    DEVICE FOR照射病人肿瘤组织用粒子束

    公开(公告)号:EP1973606A2

    公开(公告)日:2008-10-01

    申请号:EP06829411.5

    申请日:2006-12-08

    IPC分类号: A61N5/10

    摘要: The invention relates to a device for effecting a slice-by-slice irradiation of tumorous tissue (3) of a patient using a particle beam, comprising an accelerator (7) for generating a particle beam (5) with predetermined energy per each slice, a raster scanning unit (9) acting on the particle beam (5) for the slice-by-slice scanning of tumorous tissue (3), a modulator (17) for modulating the energy of the particle beam (5), a detection device (37) for the time-resolved detection of the position of the tumorous tissue (3) and a first storage device for storing the data relating to the tumorous tissue (3), which had been determined before the irradiation procedure, and for transmitting said data to the raster scanning unit (9) and the modulator (17). The device is characterized by a module (39) that detects the respective data of the irradiation procedure and the detection device (37), which were obtained during the irradiation procedure.

    BESTRAHLUNGSEINRICHTUNG
    5.
    发明公开
    BESTRAHLUNGSEINRICHTUNG 有权
    辐射装置

    公开(公告)号:EP1909905A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-04-16

    申请号:EP06762723.2

    申请日:2006-07-20

    IPC分类号: A61N5/10

    摘要: The invention relates to an irradiation device (1) for proton and/or ion beam treatment, said device comprising a radiation source (3), a beam guiding device (5), and at least one treatment chamber (7) comprising a treatment site (9) and an access (17), into which a treatment beam (13) is directed. The invention is characterised in that the treatment chamber (7) is arranged in a first plane (E1), and the treatment beam (13) is directed into the treatment chamber (7) from a second plane (E2) located above or below the first plane, deviated therein, and oriented towards the treatment site (9) in such a way that it is oriented away from the access (17); the treatment chamber is provided with a shield (33) which is open towards the treatment site (9) and associated with the entrance region (E) of the treatment beam (13) in the treatment chamber (7); the access (17) is arranged on the side of the shield (33) opposing the treatment site (9); and at least one labyrinth (L) leading from the access (17) to the treatment site (9) is laterally offset in relation to the treatment beam (13) projecting into the treatment chamber (7) and to the shield (33).

    DOSIMETER ZUR ERFASSUNG VON NEUTRONENSTRAHLUNG
    6.
    发明公开
    DOSIMETER ZUR ERFASSUNG VON NEUTRONENSTRAHLUNG 有权
    剂量计控件中子辐射

    公开(公告)号:EP1740976A2

    公开(公告)日:2007-01-10

    申请号:EP05737991.9

    申请日:2005-04-09

    IPC分类号: G01T3/00

    CPC分类号: G01T3/00

    摘要: Disclosed is a dosimeter (1) for the detection of neutron radiation within an energy range of 0.025 eV to several hundred GeV, comprising a substantially spherical base body (3) which is used as a moderation body and which comprises hydrogenous material, a detection element (5) which is arranged in the center of the base body (3), and a neutron converter (7) surrounding the detection element (5). The neutron converter (7) comprises metal atoms which convert the energy of the high-energy neutron radiation essentially into neutrons within a suitable energy range. The dosimeter (1) is characterized in that the base body (3) is provided with an access (19) through which the detection element (5) can be introduced into the neutron converter (7) and removed thereform, and in that the neutron converter (7) is embodied in the form of a cylinder.

    GANTRY WITH AN ION-OPTICAL SYSTEM
    8.
    发明公开
    GANTRY WITH AN ION-OPTICAL SYSTEM 有权
    与离子光学系统的扫描

    公开(公告)号:EP1166280A1

    公开(公告)日:2002-01-02

    申请号:EP00915196.0

    申请日:2000-04-03

    IPC分类号: G21K5/10

    摘要: The present invention relates to a gantry with an ion-optical system comprising: a first bending magnet for bending an ion beam off an axis of rotation of said gantry; a second bending magnet for bending said ion beam parallel to said axis of rotation; a third bending magnet for bending said ion beam toward an intersection of said ion beam with said axis of gantry rotation; a horizontal scanner magnet for horizontal scanning of said ion beam in a plane perpendicular to the beam direction; a vertical scanning magnet for vertical scanning of said ion beam in a plane perpendicular to the beam direction; at least six quadrupole magnets with adjustable excitation which provide a fully achromatic beam transport from the gantry entrance to the isocentre; a control of the size of said ion beam in the isocentre wherein the gantry can be rotated by any angle between 0° and 360° and the ion beam entering said gantry has different emittances in the horizontal and vertical planes.

    Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Regelung eines Rasterscanners in der Ionenstrahltherapie

    公开(公告)号:EP1045399A1

    公开(公告)日:2000-10-18

    申请号:EP99107121.8

    申请日:1999-04-12

    IPC分类号: G21K5/10 A61N5/10

    摘要: Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung und ein Verfahren zur Regelung eines Rasterscanners in der Ionentherapie. Eine derartige Vorrichtung zur Regelung eines Rasterscanners weist Scannermagnetstrom-Netzgeräte für horizontal und vertikal in bezug auf die Ionenstrahlmitte ablenkende Ionenstrahl-Scannermagnete auf. Dabei werden die Netzgeräte von Steuer- und Auslesemodulen für die Scannermagnete gesteuert. Ferner weist die Vorrichtung einen ortsempfindlichen Detektor zur Ortsmessung auf, der über ein Steuer- und Auslesemodul gesteuert wird. Ein Ablaufsteuergerät steuert den Ansteuerungs- und Ausleseablauf unter den Geräten der Vorrichtung, wobei die Vorrichtung eine Schaltungsanordnung in dem Ablaufsteuergerät mit einer Rückkopplungsschleife zwischen den Steuer- und Auslesemodulen für die Steuermagnete und dem Steuer- und Auslesemodul des ortsempfindlichen Detektors aufweist. Dazu sind schaltungs- und ablauftechnisch die Steuer- und Auslesemodule für die Scannermagnete und das Steuer- und Auslesemodul des ortsempfindlichen Detektors in dem Ablaufsteuergerät derart angeordnet, daß die Steuer- und Auslesemodule für die Scannermagnete dem Steuer- und Auslesemodul des ortsempfindlichen Detektors seriell nachgeordnet sind.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及用于控制用于离子束治疗的光栅扫描仪的装置和方法。 用于控制光栅扫描器的这种装置包括用于向离子束扫描器磁体提供磁电流的电源单元,该离子束扫描器磁体相对于离子束中心水平和垂直地偏转。 电源单元由扫描器磁体的控制和读出模块控制。 该装置还包括用于位置测量的位置敏感检测器,其通过控制和读出模块进行控制。 序列控制装置控制装置的不同装置的控制和读出处理。 序列控制装置中的电路包括用于控制磁体的控制和读出模块与位置敏感检测器的控制和读出模块之间的反馈回路。 此外,位置敏感检测器的扫描磁体的控制和读出模块以及位置敏感检测器的控制和读出模块以电路连接和顺序控制的方式被布置在顺序控制装置中, 用于扫描器磁体的控制和读出模块串联在位置敏感检测器的控制和读出模块的下游。