Multi-leaf collimator for proton beam therapy
AssigneeIndiana University Research and Technololgy Corporation
InventorsVadim Moskvin, Chee Wai Cheng
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Abstract
A proton beam collimator comprising (a) titanium or (b) stainless steel containing no tungsten or (c) containing no tungsten or brass. The collimator comprises a multi-leaf collimator (MLC). The apparatus further comprises an integrated circuit (IC) mounted adjacent the collimator, the IC subject to exposure to atomic particles, illustratively, neutrons.
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A multi-leaf collimator for proton beam therapy, the collimator made from titanium.
A multi-leaf collimator for proton beam therapy, the collimator made from stainless steel including no tungsten.
A multi-leaf collimator for proton beam therapy, the collimator including no tungsten and no brass.
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