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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2011
David Rozas, Waltham, MA (US);
John Dobbs, Beverly, MA (US);
Robert F. Riemer, Andover, MA (US);
Daniel Abenaim, Lynnfield, MA (US);
David Rozas, Waltham, MA (US);
John Dobbs, Beverly, MA (US);
Robert F. Riemer, Andover, MA (US);
Daniel Abenaim, Lynnfield, MA (US);
Analogic Corporation, Peabody, MA (US);
Abstract
Techniques and systems for supplying fluid to a rotating gantry portion of a radiation treatment apparatus are disclosed where a first batch fluid is supplied to the rotating gantry when the rotating gantry is stationary a first time, discontinuing the supply when the rotating gantry is rotating, and supplying a second batch of fluid when the rotating gantry is stationary a second time. A storage component on the rotating gantry allows supplied fluid to be stored in the rotating gantry and used to shape a radiation beam and/or cool an ionizing radiation source, for example, while the rotating gantry is rotating. The techniques and systems may also be utilized to discharge a first fluid from the rotating gantry and supply a second fluid to replace the first fluid.