Compact isocentric gantry

An isocentric gantry configured to deliver particle radiation therapy to a patient, comprising:

• a plurality of dipole and quadrupole electromagnets arranged in a particle beam line and configured to change a direction of the particle beam line, the plurality of dipole and quadrupole electromagnets comprising at least one superconducting magnet and at least one ambient temperature magnet;
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• a support frame sized and configured to support the plurality of dipole and quadrupole electromagnets.

An isocentric gantry configured to deliver particle radiation therapy to a patient, comprising:

• a plurality of dipole and quadrupole electromagnets arranged in a particle beam line and configured to change a direction of the particle beam line, the plurality of dipole and quadrupole electromagnets comprising at least one superconducting magnet, at least one double bend achromat, and at least one ambient temperature magnet;
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• a support frame sized and configured to support the plurality of dipole and quadrupole electromagnets.

An isocentric gantry configured to deliver particle radiation therapy to a patient, comprising:

• a plurality of dipole and quadrupole electromagnets arranged in a particle beam line and configured to change a direction of the particle beam line, the plurality of dipole and quadrupole electromagnets comprising at least one superconducting magnet, the plurality of dipole and quadropole electromagnets being configured to transmit the particle beam line whose energy is rapidly changed without changing a magnetic field strength or dipole settings;
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• a support frame sized and configured to support the plurality of dipole and quadrupole electromagnets.

An isocentric gantry configured to deliver particle radiation therapy to a patient, comprising:

• a plurality of dipole and quadrupole electromagnets arranged in a particle beam line and configured to change a direction of the particle beam line, the plurality of dipole and quadrupole electromagnets comprising at least one superconducting magnet, wherein the plurality of dipole and quadrupole electromagnets further comprise a first double bend achromat arranged as dipole-quadrupole-quadrupole-quadrupole-dipole having an approximately 60 degree bend, and a second double bend achromat arranged as dipole-quadrupole-quadrupole-quadrupole-dipole having an approximately 150 degree bend;
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• a support frame sized and configured to support the plurality of dipole and quadrupole electromagnets.

An isocentric gantry configured to deliver particle radiation therapy to a patient, comprising:

• a plurality of dipole and quadrupole electromagnets arranged in a particle beam line and configured to change a direction of the particle beam line, the plurality of dipole and quadrupole electromagnets comprising at least one superconducting magnet, wherein the plurality of dipole and quadrupole electromagnets further comprise a first double bend achromat arranged as dipole-quadrupole-quadrupole-quadrupole-dipole having an approximately 60 degree bend, a second double bend achromat arranged as dipole-quadrupole-quadrupole-quadrupole-dipole having an approximately 60 degree bend, and a third double bend achromat arranged as dipole-quadrupole-quadrupole-quadrupole-dipole having an approximately 90 degree bend;
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• a support frame sized and configured to support the plurality of dipole and quadrupole electromagnets.

An isocentric gantry configured to deliver particle radiation therapy to a patient, comprising:

• a plurality of dipole and quadrupole electromagnets arranged in a particle beam line and configured to change a direction of the particle beam line, the plurality of dipole and quadrupole electromagnets comprising at least one superconducting magnet, wherein the plurality of dipole and quadrupole electromagnets further comprise at least one double bend achromat configured to change the direction of the particle beam line by an angle between approximately 45 degrees and 90 degrees;
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• a support frame sized and configured to support the plurality of dipole and quadrupole electromagnets.

An isocentric gantry configured to deliver particle radiation therapy to a patient, comprising:

• a plurality of dipole and quadrupole electromagnets arranged in a particle beam line and configured to change a direction of the particle beam line, the plurality of dipole and quadrupole electromagnets comprising at least one superconducting magnet, the plurality of dipole and quadrupole electromagnets being configured to focus the particle beam line at an isocenter ranging from 1 to 10 millimeters root mean squared spot size;
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• a support frame sized and configured to support the plurality of dipole and quadrupole electromagnets.