Particle beam therapy system and control system for particle beam therapy

A particle beam therapy system for irradiating a charged particle beam to an affected part of the body for treatment, the therapy system comprising:

• a charged particle beam generator for generating the charged particle beam;
• irradiation devices installed respectively in a plurality of treatment rooms and irradiating the charged particle beam in a scanning manner, each of said irradiation devices including scanning magnets;
• a beam line for selectively transporting the charged particle beam extracted from said charged particle beam generator to the respective irradiation devices in said plurality of treatment rooms, said beam line being controlled to form a beam path for transporting the charged particle beam to the irradiation device in selected one of said plurality of treatment rooms;
• a single scan control unit arranged for said irradiation devices for controlling a scanning of the charged particle;
• a selector for switchably connecting said scanning magnets provided in each of said irradiation devices and said scan control unit;
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• a control unit for controlling said selector such that when said beam path for transporting the charged particle beam to the irradiation device in said selected one of said plurality of treatment rooms is formed, said selector establishes connection between said scanning magnets provided in the irradiation device in the selected one of said plurality of treatment rooms and said scan control unit.

A control system for a particle beam therapy system having irradiation devices installed respectively in a plurality of treatment rooms for irradiating a charged particle beam, each of said irradiation devices including a plurality of detectors for detecting beam information of the charged particle beam and beam line for selectively transporting the charged particle beam to the respective irradiation devices in said plurality of treatment rooms, the control system comprising:

• a beam line control unit for controlling said beam line such that a beam path for transporting the charged particle beam to the irradiation device in selected one of said plurality of treatment rooms is formed;
• a single monitoring unit arranged for said irradiation devices for monitoring the beam information of the charged particle beam detected by said detectors;
• a selector for switchably connecting said detectors provided in each of said irradiation devices and said monitoring unit;
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• a control unit for controlling said selector such that when said beam path for transporting the charged particle beam to the irradiation device in said selected one of said plurality of treatment rooms is formed, said selector establishes connection between said detectors provided in the irradiation device in the selected one of said plurality of treatment rooms and said monitoring unit.

A control system for a particle beam therapy system having irradiation devices installed respectively in a plurality of treatment rooms for irradiating a charged particle beam in scanning manner, each of said irradiation devices including scanning magnets and a beam line for selectively transporting the charged particle beam to the respective irradiation devices in said plurality of treatment rooms, the control system comprising:

• a beam line control unit for controlling said beam line such that a beam path for transporting the charged particle beam to the irradiation device in selected one of said plurality of treatment rooms is formed;
• a single scan control unit arranged for said irradiation devices for controlling a scanning of the charged particle beam;
• a selector for switchably connecting said scanning magnets provided in each of said irradiation devices and said scan control unit;
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• a control unit for controlling said selector such that when said beam path for transporting the charged particle beam to the irradiation device in said selected one of said plurality of treatment rooms is formed, said selector establishes connection between said scanning magnets provided in the irradiation device in the selected one of said plurality of treatment rooms and said scan control unit.