Gantry system and method for operating same
    2.
    发明授权
    Gantry system and method for operating same 有权
    龙门式系统及其运行方法

    公开(公告)号:US06635882B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-10-21

    申请号:US09889209

    申请日:2001-09-25

    IPC分类号: H01J326

    摘要: The invention relates to a gantry system for adjusting and aligning an ion beam onto a target from a freely determinable effective treatment angle. The ion beam therein is introduced in the horizontally arranged gantry rotation axis of the gantry system and is firstly deflected away from the gantry rotation axis by means of magnetic optics. The ion beam is then so aligned onto a target at adjustable angles of from 0 to 360° around the gantry rotation axis that the ion beam intersects the gantry rotation axis in the isocentre of the gantry system. Besides the gantry, the gantry system has a target carrier system having a rotatable target carrier, the carrier rotation axis of which is arranged in the isocentre in a vertical direction with the respect to the gantry rotation axis. The final deflection magnet so deflects the ion beam that the ion beam intersects the gantry rotation axis in the isocentre at an angle of between greater than or equal to 45° and less than 90°. Consequently, the ion beam can describe the surface of a cone when the gantry is rotated a full revolution about the gantry rotation axis. The target carrier system has a target carrier for each of two positions, which are perpendicular to one another in a vertical plane, it being possible to bring the carrier rotation axis into the isocentre of the gantry system. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for irradiating a tumour from freely determinable effective treatment angles by means of the gantry system described above.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种用于从可自由确定的有效治疗角度将离子束调整和对准靶子的台架系统。 其中的离子束被引入台架系统的水平布置的龙门架旋转轴中,并且首先通过磁光学器件从机架旋转轴线偏转。 离子束然后在机架旋转轴周围以0至360°的可调节角度对齐到目标上,离子束与台架系统的等角中的机架旋转轴相交。 除了龙门架之外,龙门架系统具有目标托架系统,该目标托架系统具有可旋转的目标托架,托架旋转轴线相对于台架旋转轴线在垂直方向上布置在等角中。 最终的偏转磁体使得离子束以等于或等于45°且小于90°的角度在等角中与离子束相交的离子束偏转。 因此,当机架围绕机架旋转轴线旋转一圈时,离子束可以描述锥体的表面。 目标载体系统具有用于在垂直平面中彼此垂直的两个位置中的每一个的目标载体,可以使载体旋转轴进入台架系统的等中心。 此外,本发明涉及通过上述台架系统从可自由确定的有效治疗角度照射肿瘤的方法。

    Method for monitoring the irradiation control unit of an ion-beam therapy system
    3.
    发明授权
    Method for monitoring the irradiation control unit of an ion-beam therapy system 有权
    用于监测离子束治疗系统的照射控制单元的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06614038B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-09-02

    申请号:US09913741

    申请日:2001-12-05

    IPC分类号: A61N510

    摘要: The invention relates to a method of checking the calculated [sic] irradiation control unit of an ion beam therapy system which comprises a raster scanning device arranged in a beam guidance system and having vertical deflection means and horizontal deflection means for the vertical and horizontal deflection of a treatment beam at right angles to its beam direction, so that the treatment beam is deflected by the raster scanning device onto an isocenter of the irradiation station and scans a specific area surrounding the isocenter, data sets and permanently stored data of a control computer, parameters of measuring sensors and desired current values of scanner magnets being checked.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种检查离子束治疗系统的计算的照射控制单元的方法,其包括布置在光束引导系统中并具有垂直偏转装置的光栅扫描装置和用于垂直和水平偏转的水平偏转装置 处理束与其光束方向成直角,使得处理光束被光栅扫描装置偏转到照射站的等角点上,并扫描等角点周围的特定区域,数据集和永久存储的控制计算机的数据, 检查测量传感器的参数和扫描仪磁体的所需电流值。

    Method for checking beam generation and beam acceleration means of an ion beam therapy system
    4.
    发明授权
    Method for checking beam generation and beam acceleration means of an ion beam therapy system 有权
    用于检查离子束治疗系统的束产生和束加速装置的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06745072B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-06-01

    申请号:US09890244

    申请日:2001-11-15

    IPC分类号: A61N100

    CPC分类号: G21K5/04 A61N5/1048

    摘要: The invention relates to a method of checking the beam generation means and beam acceleration means of an ion beam therapy system that comprises a grid scanner device, arranged in a beam guidance system, having vertical deflection means and horizontal deflections means for the vertical and horizontal deflection of a treatment beam perpendicular to its beam direction, with the result that the treatment beam is deflected by the grid scanner device to an isocentre of the irradiation site, and a specific area surrounding the isocentre is scanned, wherein the type of ion, the ion beam energy, the ion beam intensity and the blocking of the accelerator and also the means for terminating extraction are checked.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种检查离子束治疗系统的束产生装置和射束加速装置的方法,其包括布置在光束引导系统中的网格扫描器装置,其具有垂直偏转装置和用于垂直和水平偏转的水平偏转装置 处理光束垂直于其光束方向,结果是处理光束被栅格扫描器装置偏转到照射部位的等角,并且扫描周围等中心的特定区域,其中离子类型,离子 光束能量,离子束强度和加速器的阻塞以及终止提取的装置。

    Quick regulation of the range of high-energy ion beams for precision irradiation of moving target volumes
    6.
    发明授权
    Quick regulation of the range of high-energy ion beams for precision irradiation of moving target volumes 有权
    快速调节高能量离子束的范围,以精确照射移动目标体积

    公开(公告)号:US08901519B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-12-02

    申请号:US12674775

    申请日:2008-07-22

    摘要: The invention concerns a device and a process for adjusting the range of an ion beam, in particular for irradiation in tumor therapy. For this purpose, first the reference position of a target volume to be irradiated is determined. Subsequently, the range of an ion beam is configured such that said beam is adjusted to the reference position of the target volume, in such a manner that the Bragg peak, i.e. the maximal energy loss and thereby the maximal damage occurs in the region of the target volume which is to be destroyed. In the case that it has been determined that the reference position has been altered by a movement of the target volume, the ion beam is then deflected from the beam axis such that the ion beam is directed to various regions of a range modulator, in order that the ion beam experience a correspondingly adjusted energy loss in passing through the range modulator. This energy loss is adjusted to correspond to the change in position of the target volume in such a manner that the change in position is compensated for by the adjustment of the range of the ion beam, and the Bragg peak is returned to the region within the target volume.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及用于调整离子束范围的装置和方法,特别是用于肿瘤治疗中的照射。 为此,首先确定待照射的目标体积的参考位置。 随后,离子束的范围被配置为使得所述光束被调节到目标体积的参考位置,使得布拉格峰值即最大能量损失,从而在最大损耗发生在 要销毁的目标体积。 在已经确定参考位置已被目标体积的运动改变的情况下,离子束然后从束轴偏转,使得离子束按顺序被定向到范围调制器的各个区域 离子束在通过范围调制器时经历相应调节的能量损失。 该能量损失被调整为对应于目标体积的位置的变化,使得通过调整离子束的范围来补偿位置变化,并且将布拉格峰返回到该区域内 目标体积。