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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
May. 28, 2008
Applicants:
Lester D. Boeh, Belmont, CA (US);
James Clayton, Sarotoga, CA (US);
Marcel R. Marc, San Jose, CA (US);
Armin Langenegger, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Inventors:
Lester D. Boeh, Belmont, CA (US);
James Clayton, Sarotoga, CA (US);
Marcel R. Marc, San Jose, CA (US);
Armin Langenegger, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Assignee:
Varian Medical Systems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/00 (2006.01); H05H 13/00 (2006.01); G21K 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of irradiating a target in a subject using charged particle therapy includes the steps of positioning a subject on a supporting device, positioning a delivery device adapted to deliver charged particles, and delivering charged particles to a target in the subject wherein the delivery device rotates around the target during delivery of at least a portion of the charged particles.