Radiation therapy system
AssigneeMuir IP Ltd
InventorKevin Paul
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Abstract
A radiation therapy system comprises a treatment pod having an internal treatment room, and a beam delivery system comprising a particle accelerator for generating a radiation beam. The beam delivery system is carried by the treatment pod with the particle accelerator outside of the pod, and is configured to deliver the radiation beam to the treatment room. The beam delivery system, including the accelerator is movable around the treatment pod in order to adjust the position of the radiation beam with respect to the treatment room. The movement of the beam delivery system is counterbalanced. The treatment pod, together with the beam delivery system, may be moved in order to service multiple waiting rooms.
Claims21
A radiation therapy system comprising:
- a treatment pod comprising a hollow body structure that defines an internal treatment room, the pod having first and second ends either one or both of which includes a doorway that provides access to the treatment room;
- a beam delivery system comprising a particle accelerator for generating a radiation beam;
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- a radiation shielding structure at least partly surrounding the treatment pod and the beam delivery system, the radiation shielding structure comprising at least one doorway aligned with a respective doorway of the treatment pod, said at least one doorway of the radiation shielding structure having at least one door formed at least partly from radiation shielding material;
- wherein said beam delivery system is carried by said treatment pod and is configured to deliver said radiation beam to said treatment room;
- wherein said beam delivery system is movable with respect to the treatment pod in order to adjust the position of said radiation beam with respect to said treatment room;
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- wherein the system further includes a plurality of waiting rooms, said treatment pod being aligned with, or movable together with the beam delivery system and at least said at least one door of the radiation shielding structure into alignment with, each of said waiting rooms to allow access to the treatment room from each waiting room via said first or second end.
A radiation therapy system comprising:
- a treatment pod comprising a hollow body structure that defines an internal treatment room, the pod having first and second ends either one or both of which provides access to the treatment room;
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- a beam delivery system comprising a particle accelerator for generating a radiation beam;
- wherein said beam delivery system is carried by said treatment pod and is configured to deliver said radiation beam to said treatment room;
- wherein said beam delivery system is movable with respect to the treatment pod by at least one drive mechanism in order to adjust the position of said radiation beam with respect to said treatment room;
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- wherein the system further includes a plurality of waiting rooms, said treatment pod being aligned with or movable together with the beam delivery system, into alignment with each of said waiting rooms to allow access to the treatment room from each waiting room via said first or second end.
A radiation therapy system comprising:
- a treatment pod comprising a hollow body structure that defines an internal treatment room, the pod having first and second ends either one or both of which provides access to the treatment room;
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- a beam delivery system comprising a particle accelerator for generating a radiation beam;
- wherein said beam delivery system is carried by said treatment pod and is configured to deliver said radiation beam to said treatment room;
- wherein said beam delivery system is movable with respect to the treatment pod in order to adjust the position of said radiation beam with respect to said treatment room;
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- wherein the system further includes a plurality of waiting rooms, said treatment pod being aligned with or movable together with the beam delivery system, into alignment with each of said waiting rooms to allow access to the treatment room from each waiting room via said first or second end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.