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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2008
Applicants:
Ryan Thomas Flynn, Iowa City, IA (US);
Thomas R. Mackie, Verona, WI (US);
Inventors:
Ryan Thomas Flynn, Iowa City, IA (US);
Thomas R. Mackie, Verona, WI (US);
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/00 (2006.01); G21K 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ion radiation therapy machine provides a steerable beam for treating a tumor within the patient where the exposure spot of the beam is controlled in width and/or length to effect a flexible trade-off between treatment speed, accuracy, and uniformity.