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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2007
Jan Hein Timmer, Cologne, DE;
Holger Goebel, Nuembrecht, DE;
Stefan Schmidt, Overath, DE;
Juergen Heese, Cologne, DE;
Michael Schillo, Bonn, DE;
Jan Hein Timmer, Cologne, DE;
Holger Goebel, Nuembrecht, DE;
Stefan Schmidt, Overath, DE;
Juergen Heese, Cologne, DE;
Michael Schillo, Bonn, DE;
Varian Medical Systems Particle Therapy GmbH, Bergisch-Gladbach, DE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an irradiation device for irradiating an irradiation object with heavy charged particles at an irradiation station, comprising a particle accelerator for providing a particle beam and a swivelling device for swivelling the particle beam impinging on the irradiation object, wherein the swivelling device comprises a carrier pivotable about an axis. In accordance with the invention, the irradiation device is characterized in that the particle accelerator is mounted on the pivotable carrier.