Ion Beam Applications S.a.

Ion Beam Appliances S.a.

Frédéric Genin

Jean-Claude Amelia

Yves Jongen

Vincent Bossier

David Wikler

Sofie Gillis

Olivier Scalbert

Christophe Bauvir

Henri Bourmorck

Geoffroy Herbin

An apparatus comprising a wireless communication device for enabling the remote control of a medical apparatus The apparatus includes a remote control enable device comprising a transmitter and one or more switches, actuatable by enable buttons. The buttons allow an operator to close the switch(es), causing the transmitter to send a status signal related to the status (open or closed) of the switch(es), to a receiver configured to communicate said status signal to a control unit. The control unit verifies the signal on a number of criteria. When all required criteria have been met, remote control of the medical apparatus is allowed. In an embodiment the remote control enable device is configured to maintain the power supply to a transmitting chip sufficiently long, upon opening a switch, so that a check can be performed on the correct functioning of the switch after the switch has been opened.

Remote control system for medical apparatus

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.

Device for selecting a beam triggering apparatus

The present invention is related to a patient positioning imaging device for positioning a patient in a hadron therapy device provided with a rotatable gantry (). The patient positioning imaging device comprises a rotatable structure () provided with an extensible arm or foldable pivoting arm () arranged for connecting an imaging beam source () and an extensible structure or foldable pivoting structure () arranged for carrying an imaging beam receiver (). The rotatable structure () is arranged for taking CBCT shots of the patient while the patient is located in an offset position with respect to an isocentre of the hadron therapy device, said offset position being in the direction of a rotational axis of the rotatable gantry (). The rotatable structure () is arranged for being rotated while the rotatable gantry () remains fixed, and while the extensible or pivoting arm () and the extensible or pivoting structure () are in extended or unfolded position.

Patient positioning imaging device and method

Therapy system () for irradiating a target volume () of a patient () with a charged particle beam (), including a beam generator (), a beam transport system (), and a nozzle () for distributing the beam to the target volume (), the nozzle () being, when in operation, under vacuum. The therapy system comprises an X-ray device () which is rotatably mounted inside the nozzle () between a first position and a second position. In the first position, an X-Ray source () within the X-Ray device is able to emit X-Rays along a charged particle beam path for generating an X-Ray image on a corresponding X-Ray receiving device () arranged opposite to the patient (), said X-Ray image serving to determine a correct position of the target volume () with regard to the charged particle beam (). In the second position, the X-Ray device () is set outside of a charged particle beam treatment path envelope (), so that the charged particle beam () can reach and irradiate the target volume ().

Charged particle beam therapy system having an X-ray imaging device

The invention relates to a cyclotron which can produce a beam of accelerated charged particles that are intended for the irradiation of at least one target (). The inventive cyclotron consists of a magnetic circuit which essentially comprises: an electromagnet with at least two poles ('), namely an upper pole () and a lower pole (&#x2032;), which are disposed symmetrically in relation to a mid-plane () which is perpendicular to the central axis () of the cyclotron and which are separated by a gap () containing the circulating charged particles and return flux () in order to close the aforementioned magnetic circuit; and a pair of main induction coils (&#x2032;) which are used to create an essentially-constant main induction field in the gap between polesand&#x2032;. The invention is characterised in that it comprises means of centring the above-mentioned beam, consisting of at least one pair of bucking coils () which are supplied by an electrical source () and which can modulate the intensity of the main induction field produced by the main coils (&#x2032;), in order to increase the intensity of the induction field in a first area of the cyclotron and to reduce the intensity of the induction field in a second area of the cyclotron, which is diametrically opposed to the central axis () of the cyclotron.

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Ottignies, Belgium

Frédéric Genin