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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2009
Applicants:
Marco Carlone, Toronto, CA;
B. Gino Fallone, Edmonton, CA;
Brad Murray, Sherwood park, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, Alberta, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/055 (2006.01); G01R 33/48 (2006.01); A61N 5/10 (2006.01); G01R 33/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/4812 (2013.01); A61N 5/1049 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1055 (2013.01); G01R 33/3806 (2013.01); Y02E 10/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
A radiation therapy System comprises a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus and a linear accelerator capable of generating a beam of radiation. The linear accelerator is immersed in and oriented with respect to the MRI magnetic field to expose the linear accelerator to magnetic force that directs particles therein along a central axis thereof.