公开(公告)号：US20140094643A1

公开(公告)日：2014-04-03

申请号：US14038888

申请日：2013-09-27

Applicant: Mevion Medical Systems, Inc.

Inventor： Kenneth P. Gall ,  Stanley Rosenthal ,  Thomas C. Sobczynski ,  Adam C. Molzahn ,  Charles D. O'Neal, III ,  James Cooley

IPC: A61N5/10

CPC classification number: A61N5/1081 ,  A61N1/44 ,  A61N5/1045 ,  A61N5/1049 ,  A61N5/1071 ,  A61N5/1077 ,  A61N2005/005 ,  A61N2005/1087 ,  A61N2005/1095 ,  H05H7/12 ,  H05H13/02 ,  H05H2007/004

Abstract: An example particle therapy system includes the following: a gantry that is rotatable relative to a patient position; a particle accelerator mounted to the gantry, where the particle accelerator is for outputting a particle beam essentially directly to the patient position; and a control system to receive a prescription and to generate machine instructions for configuring one or more operational characteristics of the particle therapy system. At least one of the operational characteristics relates to a rotational angle of the gantry relative to the patient position.

Abstract translation: 示例性粒子治疗系统包括以下：可相对于患者位置旋转的台架; 安装到台架的颗粒加速器，其中粒子加速器用于基本上直接地将粒子束输出到患者位置; 以及控制系统，用于接收处方并产生用于配置颗粒治疗系统的一个或多个操作特征的机器指令。 操作特征中的至少一个与台架相对于患者位置的旋转角度有关。

公开(公告)号：US20240335679A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-10

申请号：US18580478

申请日：2022-07-15

Applicant: Mevion Medical Systems, Inc.

Inventor： Mark Jones ,  Gerrit Townsend Zwart ,  James Cooley

IPC: A61N5/10 ,  G21K5/04 ,  H05H13/02 ,  H05H13/04

CPC classification number: A61N5/1078 ,  A61N5/1048 ,  A61N5/1081 ,  G21K5/04 ,  H05H13/02 ,  H05H13/04 ,  A61N2005/1087 ,  H05H2277/11

Abstract: An example particle therapy system includes a particle accelerator configured to output a particle beam at a predefined maximum energy and a toroidal gantry comprising magnets in an interior thereof. The magnets include a first magnet proximate to an output of the particle accelerator and second magnets proximate to a treatment position. The first magnet is configured to direct the particle beam to a second magnet. The second magnet is configured to bend the particle at the predefined maximum energy towards the treatment position.

公开(公告)号：US11311746B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-26

申请号：US16811138

申请日：2020-03-06

Applicant: Mevion Medical Systems, Inc.

Inventor： James Cooley ,  Townsend Zwart ,  Mark Jones ,  Michael Ahearn

IPC: A61N5/10

Abstract: An example system includes a particle accelerator to produce a particle beam to treat a patient and a carrier having openings including a first opening and a second opening. The carrier is made of a material that inhibits transmission of the particle beam and the carrier is located between the particle accelerator and the patient. A control system is configured to control movement of the particle beam to the first opening to enable at least part of the particle beam to reach the patient, to change an energy of the particle beam while the particle beam remains stationary at the first opening, and to control movement of the particle beam from the first opening to the second opening. The example system also includes an energy degrader that includes at least some boron carbide.

公开(公告)号：US11213697B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-04

申请号：US16999641

申请日：2020-08-21

Applicant: Mevion Medical Systems, Inc.

Inventor： Gerrit Townsend Zwart ,  Mark R. Jones ,  Miles S. Wagner ,  James Cooley ,  Eros Pedroni ,  Robert Silva

IPC: A61N5/10

Abstract: An example particle therapy system includes a particle accelerator to output a particle beam having a spot size; a scanning system for the particle accelerator to scan the particle beam in two dimensions across at least part of a treatment area of an irradiation target; and an adaptive aperture between the scanning system and the irradiation target. The adaptive aperture includes structures that are movable relative to the irradiation target to approximate a shape to trim part of the treatment area. The part of the treatment area has a size that is based on an area of the spot size.

公开(公告)号：US20210370096A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-02

申请号：US17404066

申请日：2021-08-17

Applicant: Mevion Medical Systems, Inc.

Inventor： Gerrit Townsend Zwart ,  Mark R. Jones ,  James Cooley ,  Stanley J. Rosenthal

IPC: A61N5/10

Abstract: An example particle therapy system includes a particle beam output device to direct output of a particle beam; a treatment couch to support a patient containing an irradiation target, with the treatment couch being configured for movement; a movable device on which the particle beam output device is mounted for movement relative to the treatment couch; and a control system to provide automated control of at least one of the movable device or the treatment couch to position at least one of the particle beam or the irradiation target for treatment of the irradiation target with the particle beam and, following the treatment of the irradiation target with the particle beam, to provide automated control of at least one of the movable device or the treatment couch to reposition at least one of the particle beam or the irradiation target for additional treatment of the irradiation target with the particle beam.

公开(公告)号：US11103730B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-31

申请号：US15441170

申请日：2017-02-23

Applicant: Mevion Medical Systems, Inc.

Inventor： Gerrit Townsend Zwart ,  Mark R. Jones ,  James Cooley ,  Stanley J. Rosenthal

IPC: A61N5/10

Abstract: An example particle therapy system includes a particle beam output device to direct output of a particle beam; a treatment couch to support a patient containing an irradiation target, with the treatment couch being configured for movement; a movable device on which the particle beam output device is mounted for movement relative to the treatment couch; and a control system to provide automated control of at least one of the movable device or the treatment couch to position at least one of the particle beam or the irradiation target for treatment of the irradiation target with the particle beam and, following the treatment of the irradiation target with the particle beam, to provide automated control of at least one of the movable device or the treatment couch to reposition at least one of the particle beam or the irradiation target for additional treatment of the irradiation target with the particle beam.

公开(公告)号：US20200368556A1

公开(公告)日：2020-11-26

申请号：US16895522

申请日：2020-06-08

Applicant: Mevion Medical Systems, Inc.

Inventor： Gerrit Townsend Zwart ,  Mark R. Jones ,  James Cooley ,  Adam Molzahn

IPC: A61N5/10 ,  H05H7/00 ,  H05H7/04 ,  H05H13/02 ,  G21K1/10 ,  G21K1/04

Abstract: An example particle therapy system may include: a synchrocyclotron to produce a particle beam; a scanner to move the particle beam in one or more dimensions relative to an irradiation target; and an energy degrader that is between the scanner and the irradiation target. The energy degrader may include multiple plates that are movable relative to a path of the particle beam, with the multiple plates each being controllable to move while in the path of the particle beam and during movement of the particle beam. An aperture may be between the energy degrader and the irradiation target. The aperture being may be to trim the particle beam prior to the particle beam reaching the irradiation target.

公开(公告)号：US10675487B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-09

申请号：US15399250

申请日：2017-01-05

Applicant: Mevion Medical Systems, Inc.

Inventor： Gerrit Townsend Zwart ,  Mark R. Jones ,  James Cooley ,  Adam Molzahn

IPC: A61N5/10 ,  H05H7/04 ,  H05H7/00 ,  H05H13/02 ,  G21K1/10 ,  G21K1/04 ,  H05H7/12

Abstract: An example particle therapy system may include: a synchrocyclotron to produce a particle beam; a scanner to move the particle beam in one or more dimensions relative to an irradiation target; and an energy degrader that is between the scanner and the irradiation target. The energy degrader may include multiple plates that are movable relative to a path of the particle beam, with the multiple plates each being controllable to move while in the path of the particle beam and during movement of the particle beam. An aperture may be between the energy degrader and the irradiation target. The aperture being may be to trim the particle beam prior to the particle beam reaching the irradiation target.

公开(公告)号：US10653892B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-19

申请号：US16023006

申请日：2018-06-29

Applicant: Mevion Medical Systems, Inc.

Inventor： Mark R. Jones ,  James Cooley

IPC: A61N5/10 ,  H05H13/02 ,  G01D5/26 ,  G21K1/04 ,  H05H7/04

Abstract: An example device for trimming a particle beam includes: structures made of material that blocks passage of the particle beam, with the structures being configurable to define an edge that is movable into a path of the particle beam; and linear motors that are controllable to configure the structures to define the edge.

公开(公告)号：US10258810B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-16

申请号：US14497754

申请日：2014-09-26

Applicant: Mevion Medical Systems, Inc.

Inventor： Gerrit Townsend Zwart ,  James Cooley ,  Ken Yoshiki Franzen ,  Mark R. Jones ,  Tao Li ,  Michael Busky

IPC: A61N5/10 ,  H01J37/14 ,  H05H7/12 ,  H05H13/02 ,  G21K1/093 ,  G21K1/10

Abstract: An example particle therapy system includes: a synchrocyclotron to output a particle beam; a magnet to affect a direction of the particle beam to scan the particle beam across at least part of an irradiation target; scattering material that is configurable to change a spot size of the particle beam, where the scattering material is down-beam of the magnet relative to the synchrocyclotron; and a degrader to change an energy of the beam prior to output of the particle beam to the irradiation target, where the degrader is down-beam of the scattering material relative to the synchrocyclotron.