Neutron capture therapy apparatus
AssigneeSumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
InventorTatsuo Baba
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Abstract
A neutron capture therapy apparatus includes a neutron ray irradiation unit that irradiates an irradiation target with a neutron ray, a drug injection unit that injects a drug to the irradiation target, and a posture change unit that changes a posture of the irradiation target. The neutron ray irradiation unit performs first irradiation for irradiating the irradiation target with the neutron ray in a first incident direction, and performs second irradiation for irradiating the irradiation target with the neutron ray in a second incident direction different from the first incident direction, and the posture change unit is capable of changing the posture of the irradiation target between a time of the first irradiation and a time of the second irradiation.
Claims15
A neutron capture therapy apparatus comprising:
- a neutron ray irradiator configured to irradiate an irradiation target with a neutron ray;
- a drug injector configured to inject a drug to the irradiation target;
- a moving bed configured to change a posture of the irradiation target;
- and
- a pipe holder configured to hold a pipe of the drug injector,
- wherein the neutron ray irradiator performs first irradiation for irradiating the irradiation target with the neutron ray in a first incident direction, and performs second irradiation for irradiating the irradiation target with the neutron ray in a second incident direction different from the first incident direction,
- the moving bed is capable of changing the posture of the irradiation target between a time of the first irradiation and a time of the second irradiation, and
- in a case where a placement part on which the irradiation target is placed is moved as the posture of the irradiation target is changed by the moving bed, the pipe holder is movable while maintaining a position relative to the placement part.
A neutron capture therapy equipment comprising:
- a neutron capture therapy apparatus including
- a neutron ray irradiator configured to irradiate an irradiation target with a neutron ray,
- a drug injector configured to inject a drug to the irradiation target,
- a moving bed configured to change a posture of the irradiation target, and
- a pipe holder configured to hold a pipe of the drug injector;
- and
- an irradiation chamber in which the neutron ray irradiator, at least a part of the drug injector, and the moving bed are disposed and the irradiation target is irradiated with the neutron ray,
- wherein the neutron ray irradiator performs first irradiation for irradiating the irradiation target with the neutron ray in a first incident direction, and performs second irradiation for irradiating the irradiation target with the neutron ray in a second incident direction different from the first incident direction,
- the moving bed is capable of changing the posture of the irradiation target between a time of the first irradiation and a time of the second irradiation, and
- in a case where a placement part on which the irradiation target is placed is moved as the posture of the irradiation target is changed by the moving bed, the pipe holder is movable while maintaining a position relative to the placement part.
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