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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2017
Jillian Reno, Beverly, MA (US);
Mark R. Amato, South Hamilton, MA (US);
Susan L. Michaud, Brewster, MA (US);
James P. Bennett, Birmingham, AL (US);
Nick Ruebel, Petersburgh, NY (US);
W. Davis Lee, Newburyport, MA (US);
Jillian Reno, Beverly, MA (US);
Mark R. Amato, South Hamilton, MA (US);
Susan L. Michaud, Brewster, MA (US);
James P. Bennett, Birmingham, AL (US);
Nick Ruebel, Petersburgh, NY (US);
W. Davis Lee, Newburyport, MA (US);
Other;
Abstract
The invention comprises a method for treating a tumor of a patient with positively charged particles in a treatment room, comprising the steps of: (1) controlling a cancer therapy treatment system with a main controller, the main controller comprising hardware and software; (2) generating at least one image of the tumor using at least one imaging system controlled by the main controller; (3) using the at least one image and a software coded set of radiation treatment directives, the main controller auto-generating a radiation treatment plan; and (4) the main controller auto-delivering the positively charged particles, via a beam transport system and a nozzle system, from a synchrotron to the tumor according to the radiation treatment plan.