INTEGRATED IMAGING-CANCER TREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20170259084A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-09-14

    申请号:US15601982

    申请日:2017-05-22

    IPC分类号: A61N5/10 A61B6/00

    摘要: The invention comprises a method and apparatus for directing protons to a tumor, comprising the steps of: (1) holding a patient with a patient support; (2) providing an imaging system comprising: a rotatable unit at least partially surrounding an axial perimeter of the patient support, a translation guide rail, an imaging source attached to the rotatable unit, and an imaging detector attached to the rotatable unit; (3) translating and rotating the imaging source and the imaging detector relative to the patient support using the translation guide rail and the rotatable unit; and (4) providing an attachment section connected: on a first end to a robotic arm positioning system and on a second end to the patient support and the imaging system, the robotic arm positioning system repositioning, relative to a nozzle system linked to the synchrotron, the attachment system supporting the patient support system and the imaging system.

    AUTOMATED CANCER THERAPY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20190021684A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-24

    申请号:US16131015

    申请日:2018-09-13

    IPC分类号: A61B6/00 A61N5/10

    摘要: The invention comprises a method and apparatus for treating a tumor, comprising the steps of: (1) a main controller sequentially delivering charged particles from a synchrotron along a first beam transport line, through a nozzle system, and to the tumor according to a current version of the radiation treatment plan; (2) concurrent with the step of delivering, generating an image of the tumor using an imaging system; (3) the main controller automatically generating an updated version of the radiation treatment plan using the image, the updated version of the radiation treatment plan becoming the current version of the radiation treatment plan; and (4) repeating the steps of: delivering grouped bunches of the charged particles, generating an image of the tumor, and automatically generating the updated or current version of the radiation treatment plan with optional intervening doctor approval.