Particle beam nozzle
AssigneeVarian Medical Systems Technologies, Inc.
InventorsTimothy Guertin, Marcel R. Marc
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Abstract
An improved particle beam treatment system optionally includes exchangeable particle beam nozzles. These particle beam nozzles may be automatically moved from a storage location to a particle beam path or between particle beam paths for use in medical applications. Movement may be achieved using a conveyance, gantry, rail system, or the like. The improved particle beam treatment system optionally also includes more than two alternative particle beam paths. These alternative particle beam paths may be directed to a patient from a variety of different angles and in different planes.
Claims21
A particle beam nozzle comprising:
- a mount configured to alternatively hold the particle beam nozzle along each of a plurality of alternative particle beam paths;
- and
- a positioner configured to automatically position the particle beam nozzle relative to a treatment station or one of the plurality of alternative particle beam paths.
A particle beam nozzle comprising:
- a conveyance configured to automatically move the particle beam nozzle to a first particle beam path;
- a coupler configured to hold the particle beam nozzle relative to the first particle beam path;
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- a beam scanner configured to scan a particle beam of high-energy particles from the first particle beam path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.