Synchrocyclotron for extracting beams of various energies

    公开(公告)号:US11160159B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-26

    申请号:US17193997

    申请日:2021-03-05

    IPC分类号: H05H13/02 H05H7/04 H05H7/00

    摘要: A synchrocyclotron for extracting charged particles accelerated to an extraction energy includes a magnetic unit comprising N valley sectors and N hill sectors, and configured for creating z-component of a main magnetic characterized by a radial tune of the successive orbits. The synchrocyclotron includes a first instability coil unit and a second instability coil unit configured for creating a field bump of amplitude increasing radially. The amplitude of the field bump may be varied to reach the value of the offset amplitude at the average instability onset radius. The offset amplitude may be the minimal amplitude of the field bump at the average instability onset radius required for sufficiently offsetting the center of the orbit of average instability onset radius to generate a resonance instability to extract the beam of charged particle at the average instability onset radius.

    System and method for detecting hardware degradation in a radiation therapy system

    公开(公告)号:US11058897B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-13

    申请号:US16606121

    申请日:2018-04-19

    IPC分类号: G01D18/00 A61N5/10

    摘要: An electron accelerator including a resonant cavity, an electron source, an RF system, and at least one magnet unit is provided. The resonant cavity further includes a hollow closed conductor and the electron source is configured to radially inject a beam of electrons into the cavity. The RF system is configured to generate an electric field to accelerate the electrons along radial trajectories. The at least one magnet unit further-includes a deflecting magnet configured to generate a magnetic field that deflects an electron beam emerging out of the resonant cavity along a first radial trajectory and redirects the electron beam into the resonant cavity along a second radial trajectory. The resonant cavity further includes a first half shell, a second half shell, and a central ring element.

    Apparatus for the synthesis of radiopharmaceutical products

    公开(公告)号:US10919019B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-16

    申请号:US15729620

    申请日:2017-10-10

    IPC分类号: B01J19/00 B01J19/18 A61K51/00

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for the synthesis of chemical compounds, e.g., radiopharmaceutical compounds. In one implementation, the apparatus may include a synthesis module and a loading module configured to receive multiple chemical cassettes having reagents and a transfer mechanism. The apparatus may further include a shifter configured to move the cassettes from a location on the loading module to a location connected to the synthesis module on an interface configured to connect to the cassette.

    CYCLOTRON FOR EXTRACTING CHARGED PARTICLES AT VARIOUS ENERGIES

    公开(公告)号:US20200029421A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-23

    申请号:US16227698

    申请日:2018-12-20

    IPC分类号: H05H13/00

    摘要: A cyclotron for accelerating a beam of charged particles and extracting the beam. The cyclotron includes a vacuum chamber; a target support element sealed and coupled to the vacuum chamber and including a tubular channel leading to a target; first energy specific extraction kit including a first stripper assembly with a stripper located at a first stripping position for stripping charged particles at a first energy and a second energy specific extraction kit for driving modified charged particles of second energy along a second extraction path towards a target holder, wherein the energy specific extraction kit includes: a second stripper assembly with a stripper located at a second stripping position for stripping charged particles at a second energy and an insert for modifying an orientation of the tubular channel to match the second extraction path such that the modified charged particles of second energy intercept the target holder.

    Compact electron accelerator comprising permanent magnets

    公开(公告)号:US10271418B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-23

    申请号:US15805509

    申请日:2017-11-07

    摘要: An electron accelerator is provided. The electron accelerator comprises a resonant cavity comprising a hollow closed conductor, an electron source configured to inject a beam of electrons, and an RF system. The electron accelerator further comprises a magnet unit, comprising a deflecting magnet. The deflecting magnet is configured to generate a magnetic field in a deflecting chamber in fluid communication with the resonant cavity by a deflecting window. The magnetic field is configured to deflect an electron beam emerging out of the resonant cavity through the deflecting window along a first radial trajectory in the mid-plane (Pm) and to redirect the electron beam into the resonant cavity through the deflecting window towards the central axis along a second radial trajectory. The deflecting magnet is composed of first and second permanent magnets positioned on either side of the mid-plane (Pm).

    Phantom and method for quality assurance of a particle therapy apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US10105119B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-23

    申请号:US15567879

    申请日:2016-04-22

    摘要: A phantom and method for quality assurance of a particle therapy apparatus used in the intensity modulated particle therapy (IMPT) mode is provided. The phantom comprises a frame structure having a first face and a second face that is parallel to the first face. The phantom further comprises one or more wedges, and a first and second block of material each having a first block face and a second block face parallel thereto. In addition, the phantom further includes an absolute dosimeter arranged at the first block face. A plurality of beads of high density material is located in the first or second block, and a 2D detector is arranged at the second face of the frame structure.

    RACK COMPRISING A HIGH POWER RF AMPLIFIER
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180279499A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-27

    申请号:US15903609

    申请日:2018-02-23

    IPC分类号: H05K7/18 H05K7/20

    摘要: In accordance with the embodiments of the present disclosure, a rack comprising a frame having first vertical posts on a first side and second vertical posts on a second side, between which a plurality of RF amplifier modules are mounted, is provided. The RF power outputs of the RF amplifier modules are connected to inputs of an RF power combiner to deliver a combined RF power output. The RF power combiner is arranged at least partially in at least one of a first volume between the first vertical posts of the frame or a second volume between the second vertical posts of the frame, thereby reducing a footprint of the rack.

    APPARATUS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS

    公开(公告)号:US20180099261A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-12

    申请号:US15729620

    申请日:2017-10-10

    IPC分类号: B01J19/18 A61K51/00 B01J19/00

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for the synthesis of chemical compounds, e.g., radiopharmaceutical compounds. In one implementation, the apparatus may include a synthesis module and a loading module configured to receive multiple chemical cassettes having reagents and a transfer mechanism. The apparatus may further include a shifter configured to move the cassettes from a location on the loading module to a location connected to the synthesis module on an interface configured to connect to the cassette.