Treatment theater for proton therapy
AssigneeProNova Solutions, LLC
InventorsCory R. Boudreau, Stephen A. Latham, Jarod Beukelman, Niek Schreuder, Joseph C. Matteo, Jonathan Huber, William Hansen
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Abstract
A theater system for a proton treatment system, including a tunnel structure configured around an isocenter of a proton treatment system, and one or more devices mounted on the tunnel structure to communicate with a patient located on a treatment bed of the proton treatment system.
Claims13
A theater system for a proton treatment system, comprising:
- a tunnel structure configured around an isocenter of a proton treatment system;
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- one or more devices mounted on the tunnel structure to communicate with a patient located on a treatment bed of the proton treatment system.
A theater system for use in a proton treatment system for a patient, wherein the proton treatment system includes a rotating gantry for rotating a proton delivery nozzle about a patient, the theater system comprising:
- a tunnel structure configured around an isocenter of a proton treatment system, the tunnel structure having an overhead section for mounting one or more devices thereon such that the one or more devices remain at a fixed location relative to the patient when the gantry is rotating the proton delivery nozzle about the patient;
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- a fixed wall member defining a front face of the rotating gantry, the fixed wall member being configured to remain stationary when the gantry rotates the proton delivery nozzle about the patient, the fixed wall member being configured to receive connection members to connect the one or more devices mounted to the tunnel structure to a source of electrical power.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.