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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Varian Medical Systems Particle Therapy Gmbh, Troisdorf, DE;
Inventors:
Jan Timmer, San Jose, CA (US);
Juergen Schultheiss, Cologne, DE;
L. Alberto Cruz, Guangdong, CN;
Michael Schillo, Bonn, DE;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/10 (2006.01); H05H 7/00 (2006.01); H01J 37/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/1082 (2013.01); A61N 5/107 (2013.01); A61N 5/1081 (2013.01); H01J 37/08 (2013.01); H05H 7/001 (2013.01); A61N 5/1067 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1087 (2013.01); H05H 2007/002 (2013.01); H05H 2277/11 (2013.01);
Abstract
Irradiation device for irradiating an irradiation object with heavy charged particles, comprising a support for the irradiation object, and an irradiation nozzle irradiating a charged particle beam towards the irradiation object, wherein the beam is deflected within the irradiation nozzle. The support for the irradiation object is moveable at least horizontally, and the irradiation nozzle is moveable at least vertically and rotatable around a nozzle swivel axis along which the particle beam enters into the irradiation nozzle.