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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2008
Applicants:
Kenneth Gall, Harvard, MA (US);
Stanley Rosenthal, Wayland, MA (US);
Gordon Row, Groton, MA (US);
Michael Ahearn, Sandown, NH (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth Gall, Harvard, MA (US);
Stanley Rosenthal, Wayland, MA (US);
Gordon Row, Groton, MA (US);
Michael Ahearn, Sandown, NH (US);
Assignee:
Mevion Medical Systems, Inc., Littleton, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/147 (2006.01); A61N 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system includes a patient support and an outer gantry on which an accelerator is mounted to enable the accelerator to move through a range of positions around a patient on the patient support. The accelerator is configured to produce a proton or ion beam having an energy level sufficient to reach a target in the patient. An inner gantry includes an aperture for directing the proton or ion beam towards the target.