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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2008
Applicant:
Jan Timmer, Cologne, DE;
Inventor:
Jan Timmer, Cologne, DE;
Assignee:
Varian Medical Systems Particle Therapy GmbH, Bergisch-Gladbach, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Method and apparatus are disclosed for treating a non-continuous particle beam produced by an accelerator in order to irradiate a target volume, wherein an irradiation spot located in the target volume is formed from this beam, and wherein the location of the irradiation spot is controlled by location controlling elements. The setting of the location controlling elements may take place in between subsequent particle bunches of the beam, for example.