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.