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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2006
Georg Fehrenbacher, Muehltal, DE;
Torsten Radon, Ober-Moerlen, DE;
Georg Fehrenbacher, Muehltal, DE;
Torsten Radon, Ober-Moerlen, DE;
Abstract
Irradiation device for proton and/or ion beam therapy, said device comprising a radiation source, a beam guiding device, and a therapy room comprising a treatment site and an access, wherein the therapy room is arranged in a first plane, and the treatment beam is directed into the therapy room from a second plane above or below the first plane, and oriented towards the treatment site so that the treatment beam is directed away from the access. In the therapy room, a shielding is provided, which is open towards the treatment site and associated with the entrance region of the treatment beam into the therapy room so that the access is arranged on the side of the shielding opposing the treatment site, and a labyrinth leading from the access to the treatment site is provided laterally offset to the treatment beam proceeding in the therapy room and to the shielding.