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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1999
Eugen Badura, Mühltal, DE;
Holger Brand, Darmstadt, DE;
Hans-Georg Essel, Darmstadt, DE;
Thomas Haberer, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Jan Hoffmann, Darmstadt, DE;
Wolfgang Ott, Dossenheim, DE;
Klaus Poppensieker, Darmstadt, DE;
Gesellschaft fuer Schwerionenforschung mbH, Darmstadt, DE;
Abstract
An arrangement and a method for controlling a radiation device, in particular for heavy ion therapy, are described. The arrangement comprises a chain of circuit modules ( ), each circuit module ( ) having a separate communication connection to a preceding circuit module and a separate communication connection to a following circuit module. In the method for controlling the radiation device by means of control modules ( ) arranged in a chain, each control module ( ) communicates separately with a preceding control module and separately with a following control module.