Gesellschaft Fuer Schwerionenforschung Mbh

Gsi Helmholtzzentrum Fur Schwerionenforschung Gmbh

Ludwig Dahl

Bernhard Schlitt

Gerhard Kraft

Thomas Haberer

Dieter Schardt

Ulrich Ratzinger

Hartmut Eickhoff

Bernhard Franczak

Wolfgang Enghardt

Ulrich Weber

Marius Pavlovic

Wilma Kraft-Weyrather

Michael Kraemer

Joerg Pawelke

Rainer Hinz

Aleksiy Dolinski

Udo Krause

Juergen Klabunde

Kraft-Weyrather Wilma

Aleksiy Dolinskii

Michael Krämer

Jörg Pawelke

Jürgen Klabunde

The present invention relates to an apparatus for generating, extracting and selecting ions used in a heavy ion cancer therapy facility. The apparatus comprises an independent first (ECRIS ) and an independent second electron cyclotron resonance ion source (ECRIS ) for generating heavy and light ions, respectively. Further is enclosed downstream of spectrometer magnet (SP , SP ) for selecting heavy ion species of one isotopic configuration positioned downstream of each ion source (ECRIS , ECRIS ): a magnetic quadrupole triplet (QT , QT ) positioned downstream of each spectrometer magnet (SP , SP ); a switching magnet (SM) for switching between high-LET ion species and low-LET ion species of said two independent first and second ion source.

Apparatus for generating and selecting ions used in a heavy ion cancer therapy facility

An ion beam therapy system and method for operating the system includes a source of ions ( ), an accelerator system ( ) and an ion beam transport system ( ) for directing an ion beam to a plurality of treatment stations ( ) to treat patients. The ion beam transport system ( ) includes a gantry ( ) carrying a vertical deflection system ( ) and horizontal deflection system ( ) positioned upstream from a last bending magnet (65) so as to provide a parallel scanning mode by an edge focusing effect.

Ion beam therapy system and a method for operating the system

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Ludwig Dahl