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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2020
Pronova Solutions, Llc, Maryville, TN (US);
Aaron Jacques, Knoxville, TN (US);
Niek Schreuder, Knoxville, TN (US);
Terry Douglass, Knoxville, TN (US);
Joseph C. Matteo, Walland, TN (US);
Steve Schrick, Lenoir City, TN (US);
Jacob Shamblin, Knoxvillle, TN (US);
Ian Turnbull, Louisville, TN (US);
Yan Zhang, Knoxville, TN (US);
ProNova Solutions, LLC, Knoxville, TN (US);
Abstract
A system proton treatment system including a proton accelerator structured to generate a proton beam, a plurality of beamline pathways configured to direct the proton beam from the proton accelerator to a corresponding plurality of treatment rooms, a rotatable bending magnet located between the proton accelerator and the plurality of treatment rooms, the rotatable bending magnet being structured to selectively rotate between multiple treatment rooms, and an upright patient positioning mechanism disposed in each of the treatment rooms, the upright patient positioning mechanism being structured to support a patient within a particular treatment room and to rotate the patient between a fixed imaging source and imaging panel.