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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2017
Hil Applied Medical, Ltd., Jerusalem, IL;
Evgeny Papeer, Jerusalem, IL;
Assaf Shaham, Haifa, IL;
Shmuel Eisenmann, Seattle, WA (US);
Yair Ferber, Jerusalem, IL;
Ynon Hefets, Jerusalem, IL;
Omer Shavit, Jerusalem, IL;
Boaz Weinfeld, Jerusalem, IL;
Sagi Brink-Danan, Jerusalem, IL;
HIL Applied Medical, Ltd., Jerusalem, IL;
Abstract
Systems for treating a patient using protons include a proton source configured to provide a proton beam having a plurality of proton energies and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to control relative movement between the proton beam and the patient in two dimensions, and to control the proton energy distribution to adjust the penetration depth of the protons in the third dimension while maintaining substantially fixed coordinates in the other two dimensions. Such treatment systems allow for shorter treatment times, higher patient throughput, more precise treatment of the desired areas, and less collateral damage to healthy tissue.