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US 6,867,419 B2Granted
Laser driven compact ion accelerator
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of California
InventorToshiki Tajima
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Abstract
A laser driven compact ion source including a light source that produces an energy pulse, a light source guide that guides the energy pulse to a target and produces an ion beam. The ion beam is transported to a desired destination.
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An apparatus for providing treatment, comprising:
- a chirped-pulse amplification (CPA) based, compact, high-repetition, high fluence laser system that produces an energy pulse,
- a light source guide system operatively connected to said laser system for guiding said energy pulse,
- a target system for receiving said energy pulse and producing an ion beam,
- an ion beam transport system transporting said ion beam, and
- a treatment field that receives said ion beam, wherein said ion beam transport system transports said ion beam to said treatment field.
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An apparatus for providing treatment, comprising:
- chirped-pulse amplification (CPA) based, compact, high-repetition, high fluence laser means for producing an energy pulse;
- a target means;
- a treatment field means,
- light source guide means for guiding said energy pulse to said target means, said light source guide means operatively connected to said laser means;
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- an ion beam transport means for transporting said ion beam to said treatment field means.
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A method of providing treatment, comprising the steps of:
- producing high power, short laser pulses utilizing a chirped-pulse amplification (CPA) based, compact, high-repetition, high fluence laser system;
- guiding said energy pulses to a target for producing an ion beam;
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- transporting said ion beam to a destination for treatment, wherein said step of transporting said beam to a destination for treatment comprises providing a treatment field and transporting said beam to said treatment field for treatment.
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