公开(公告)号：US08020227B2

公开(公告)日：2011-09-20

申请号：US11816976

申请日：2004-10-18

申请人： Steven C. Dimmer ,  Matthew A. Herron ,  Edward J. Vertatschitsch

发明人： Steven C. Dimmer ,  Matthew A. Herron ,  Edward J. Vertatschitsch

IPC分类号： A47B13/00

CPC分类号： A61B5/06 ,  A61B6/0442

摘要： An apparatus for supporting a patient in radiation therapy and other applications. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a support structure and a panel carried by the support structure. The support structure can have first and second support members, such as rigid girders or other structures comprising substantially dielectric materials. The panel is also a rigid structure comprising substantially dielectric materials. The panels can further include a pass-through zone or other type of zone that is compatible with an ionizing radiation beam. For example, the panel can have a grid or solid low-density structure that mitigates beam contamination. The support structure and the panel together are configured to position a magnetic marker implanted in the patient in a navigational zone in which a magnetic field transmitted from the marker is not affected by conductive components or loops of conductive material in the pedestals or cantilevered support structures of conventional patient systems.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在放射治疗和其他应用中支持患者的装置。 在一个实施例中，该装置包括支撑结构和由支撑结构承载的面板。 支撑结构可以具有第一和第二支撑构件，例如刚性梁或包括基本介电材料的其他结构。 面板也是包括基本介电材料的刚性结构。 面板还可包括与电离辐射束兼容的通过区域或其他类型的区域。 例如，面板可以具有减轻束污染的网格或固体低密度结构。 支撑结构和面板一起构造成将植入患者体内的磁性标记定位在导航区域中，其中从标记物传输的磁场不受基座或悬臂支撑结构中的导电材料的导电部件或环的影响 常规患者系统。

公开(公告)号：US5276455A

公开(公告)日：1994-01-04

申请号：US705816

申请日：1991-05-24

申请人： George W. Fitzsimmons ,  Bernard J. Lamberty ,  Edward J. Vertatschitsch ,  Dietrich E. Riemer ,  Donn T. Harvey

发明人： George W. Fitzsimmons ,  Bernard J. Lamberty ,  Edward J. Vertatschitsch ,  Dietrich E. Riemer ,  Donn T. Harvey

IPC分类号： H01Q21/00 ,  H01Q13/00 ,  H01Q3/22

CPC分类号： H01Q21/0025 ,  H01Q21/0087

摘要： A phased array antenna structure has a distribution network, and a composite of feed, module, and antenna honeycomb structures. The distribution network distributes or collects electromagnetic (EM) energy. The feed honeycomb structure is positioned adjacent the distribution network and connected to receive the EM energy from the distribution network or to distribute EM energy to the distribution network. The module honeycomb structure is positioned adjacent the feed honeycomb structure so as to receive EM energy from the feed honeycomb structure or to transmit EM energy to the feed honeycomb structure. The antenna honeycomb structure is positioned adjacent the module honeycomb structure on a side opposite the feed honeycomb structure so as to receive EM energy from the module honeycomb structure or to transmit EM energy to the module honeycomb structure. Each of the feed, module and antenna honeycomb structures have a plurality of aligned waveguides for transmitting EM energy therealong. The module honeycomb structure includes an electronic module for each waveguide wherein each electronic module has an electronic element for adjusting at least the phase of the EM energy and transmitting the adjusted phase EM energy to the aligned waveguide of the antenna honeycomb structure or the feed honeycomb structure.

摘要翻译： 相控阵天线结构具有分布网络，以及馈电，模块和天线蜂窝结构的组合。 配电网分配或收集电磁（EM）能量。 饲料蜂窝结构位于分配网络附近并被连接以从分配网络接收EM能量或将EM能量分配到分配网络。 模块蜂窝结构位于馈电蜂窝结构附近，以便从馈电蜂窝结构接收EM能量或将EM能量传递到馈电蜂窝结构。 天线蜂窝结构在与蜂窝状蜂窝结构体相对的一侧与模块蜂窝结构相邻配置，从而从模块蜂窝结构体接收EM能量，或将EM能量传递给模块蜂窝结构体。 馈电，模块和天线蜂窝结构中的每一个具有用于在其上传输EM能量的多个对准的波导。 模块蜂窝结构包括用于每个波导的电子模块，其中每个电子模块具有用于至少调节EM能量相位的电子元件，并将调整后的相位EM能量传输到天线蜂窝结构或馈电蜂窝结构的对准波导 。

公开(公告)号：US4939527A

公开(公告)日：1990-07-03

申请号：US299458

申请日：1989-01-23

申请人： Bernard J. Lamberty ,  Edward J. Vertatschitsch ,  George W. Fitzsimmons

发明人： Bernard J. Lamberty ,  Edward J. Vertatschitsch ,  George W. Fitzsimmons

IPC分类号： H01Q21/00 ,  H01Q21/06

CPC分类号： H01Q21/0018 ,  H01Q21/005 ,  H01Q21/061

摘要： A distribution network for a modified space-fed phased array antenna consists of a planar array of radiating slots distributed along a coplanar wall in each of an ensemble of parallel waveguides. This waveguide ensemble is fed or excited by an orthogonal waveguide or waveguides, through a row of slots in a wall common to the excitation waveguides and the parallel waveguide ensemble, one slot per waveguide. A predetermined amplitude distribution is achieved in the plane parallel to the axis of the exciting waveguide by adjusting the coupling value of each exciting slot, and in the orthogonal plane by adjusting the displacement of the radiating slots from the center line of the waveguides, and by adjusting slot width, length, and geometry. Such an array of slots is used to feed the inside face of a quasi-space-fed antenna array having identical, individual electronics modules.

摘要翻译： 用于修改的空间馈电相控阵天线的分配网络包括沿平行波导的整体中的每个平面壁分布的辐射槽的平面阵列。 该波导组合通过正交波导或波导馈送或激励，通过激励波导和平行波导集合共用的一排狭槽，每个波导一个槽。 通过调整每个激励槽的耦合值，并且在正交平面中，通过调整辐射槽与波导的中心线的位移，并且通过 调整槽宽度，长度和几何尺寸。 这种槽阵列用于馈送具有相同的各个电子模块的准空间馈电的天线阵列的内表面。