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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2007
Susumu Urano, Hiroshima, JP;
Shuji Kaneko, Hiroshima, JP;
Seinoshin Hamanaka, Minato-ku, JP;
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A medical device can perform treatment and diagnosis without causing a sense of unease to the patient. The medical device includes a substantially ring-shaped support frame provided in such a manner that a central axis through which an isocenter passes is disposed substantially horizontally; a substantially ring-shaped moving gantry which slides relative to the support frame and which has an opening at the isocenter side thereof a radiation emitter configured to emit a beam towards the isocenter; and a protective cover which covers the radiation emitter and an inner circumferential side of the moving gantry and which moves together with the moving gantry.