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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
May. 22, 2017
James P. Bennett, Birmingham, AL (US);
W. Davis Lee, Newburyport, MA (US);
Mark R. Amato, South Hamilton, MA (US);
Jillian Reno, Beverly, MA (US);
Nick Ruebel, Petersburgh, NY (US);
Susan L. Michaud, Brewster, MA (US);
James P. Bennett, Birmingham, AL (US);
W. Davis Lee, Newburyport, MA (US);
Mark R. Amato, South Hamilton, MA (US);
Jillian Reno, Beverly, MA (US);
Nick Ruebel, Petersburgh, NY (US);
Susan L. Michaud, Brewster, MA (US);
Other;
Abstract
The invention comprises a method and apparatus for directing protons to a tumor, comprising the steps of: (1) holding a patient with a patient support; (2) providing an imaging system comprising: a rotatable unit at least partially surrounding an axial perimeter of the patient support, a translation guide rail, an imaging source attached to the rotatable unit, and an imaging detector attached to the rotatable unit; (3) translating and rotating the imaging source and the imaging detector relative to the patient support using the translation guide rail and the rotatable unit; and (4) providing an attachment section connected: on a first end to a robotic arm positioning system and on a second end to the patient support and the imaging system, the robotic arm positioning system repositioning, relative to a nozzle system linked to the synchrotron, the attachment system supporting the patient support system and the imaging system.