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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kirk Joseph Bertsche, Fremont, CA (US);
Chong-Guo Yao, Pacheco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 2/510 ; H01J 2/534 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 2/510 ; H01J 2/534 ;
Abstract
A device for use in a linear accelerator operable to accelerate charged particles along a beam axis is disclosed. The device includes a plurality of monolithic members connected to form a series of accelerating cavities aligned along the beam axis and coupling cavities. Each of the coupling cavities intersects with adjacent accelerating cavities at first and second coupling apertures. The first and second coupling apertures have different sizes.