Pluridirectional very high electron energy radiation therapy systems and processes

A system for delivering very high electron energy beam to a targeted tissue in a patient, comprising:

• an accelerator capable of generating a very high electron energy beam;
• a beam steering device capable of receiving the very high electron energy beam from the accelerator and steering the beam to the targeted tissue from multiple directions;
• a controller capable of controlling length of time that the very high electron energy beam irradiates the targeted tissue in delivering an entire dose of radiation to the targeted tissue, the length of time of delivering the entire dose being less than 10 seconds, and to control the directions in which the beam steering device steers the beam to the targeted tissue;
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• an imaging or targeting device capable of locating the targeted tissue and providing location information to the controller configured to control the directions in which the beam steering device steers the beam to the targeted tissue.

A method for delivering a beam of very high electron energy to a targeted tissue in a patient, comprising:

• providing a system for delivering very high electron energy beam to a targeted tissue in a patient, the system comprising:
• an accelerator capable of generating a very high electron energy beam;
• a beam steering device capable of receiving the very high electron beam from the accelerator and steering the very high electron beam to the targeted tissue from multiple directions;
• a controller capable of controlling a length of time that the very high electron beam irradiates the targeted tissue to deliver an entire treatment dose, the length of time being less than 10 seconds, and to control the directions in which the beam steering device steers the beam to the targeted tissue when delivering the dose;
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• actuating the system to cause it to deliver the beam to the targeted tissue.

A system for delivering a transverse-modulated electron beam to a targeted tissue in a patient, comprising:

• a photoelectron gun configured to generate a transverse-modulated electron beam from an optical image produced by a light source and projected or scanned on a photocathode;
• an accelerator capable of increasing the energy level of the transverse-modulated electron beam to a predetermined level;
• a beam steering device capable of receiving the transverse-modulated electron beam from the accelerator and steering the transverse-modulated electron beam to the targeted tissue from multiple directions;
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• a controller capable of controlling length of time that the transverse-modulated electron beam irradiates the targeted tissue in delivering an entire treatment dose, the length of time being less than 10 seconds, and to control the directions in which the beam steering device steers the transverse-modulated electron beam to the targeted tissue when delivering the dose.