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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2022
Rad Technology Medical Systems Llc, Aventura, FL (US);
John Ford, Madison, TN (US);
Ron Johnston, Urbana, IL (US);
Cynthia Keppel, Newport News, VA (US);
Pawel Ambrozewicz, Newport News, VA (US);
Eric Landau, Calabasas, CA (US);
Cheri Oquist, Wellington, FL (US);
John Lefkus, Annandale, NJ (US);
Rad Technology Medical Systems LLC, Aventura, FL (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure, in an embodiment, is a facility that includes a device configured to generate a beam having an energy range of 5 MeV to 500 MeV, a first radiation shielding wall surrounding the device, a second radiation shielding wall surrounding the first radiation shielding wall, radiation shielding fill material positioned between the first radiation shielding wall and the second radiation shielding wall forming a first barrier. In embodiments, the radiation shielding fill material includes at least fifty percent by weight of an element having an atomic number from 12 to 83, and a thickness of the first barrier is 0.5 meter to 6 meters.