Device for selecting a beam triggering apparatus
AssigneeIon Beam Applications S.A.
InventorFrédéric Genin
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Abstract
The present invention is related to device for selecting one of several triggering apparatuses, which are simultaneously connectable to said device. The triggering apparatuses are arranged for producing each a triggering signal to enable/disable one or more components of a radiation treatment apparatus. The triggering signals depend on detected parameters. The device is configured to receive triggering signals from the several triggering apparatuses, when all of the apparatuses are connected to the device, to receive a selection of one of the triggering apparatuses, to generate a universal triggering signal for the one or more components on the basis of said received triggering signal from the selected triggering apparatus, and to send the universal triggering signal to the one or more components.
Claims17
A device for selecting one of several triggering apparatuses which are simultaneously connectable to said device, said triggering apparatuses being arranged for producing each a triggering signal to enable/disable one or more components of a radiation treatment apparatus, said triggering signals depending on detected parameters, the device comprising:
- means for receiving triggering signals from said several triggering apparatuses, when all of said apparatuses are connected to the device,
- input means for selecting one of said triggering apparatuses,
- means for generating a universal triggering signal for said one or more components on the basis of said received triggering signal from said selected triggering apparatus,
- means for sending the universal triggering signal to said one or more components.
A device for selecting one of a plurality of triggering apparatuses which are simultaneously connected to the device, the triggering apparatuses configured to produce triggering signals to enable/disable one or more components of a radiation treatment apparatus, the triggering signals depending on detected parameters, the device comprising:
- a controller which receives the triggering signals from the plurality of triggering apparatuses,
- an input device which receives an input for selecting one of the plurality of triggering apparatuses,
- a generating device which generates a universal triggering signal for the one or more components on the basis of the received triggering signal from the selected triggering apparatus, and
- an output device which sends the universal triggering signal to the one or more components.
A method for treating a patient by using a device, the device being coupled to two or more beam triggering apparatuses and to a radiation treatment apparatus comprising a beam delivery system, the method comprising the steps of:
- selecting one of the two or more triggering apparatuses connected to the device;
- receiving a triggering signal from the selected triggering apparatus;
- generating a signal for enabling/disabling the beam delivery system in response to receiving the triggering signal;
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- irradiating a patient with the beam delivery system in accordance with said gating signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.