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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
May. 01, 2006
Hassan E. Mostafavi, Los Altos, CA (US);
Marcel R. Marc, San Jose, CA (US);
Stanley Mansfield, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Raymond D. Mcintyre, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Ross B. Hannibal, Saratoga, CA (US);
Hassan E. Mostafavi, Los Altos, CA (US);
Marcel R. Marc, San Jose, CA (US);
Stanley Mansfield, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Raymond D. McIntyre, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Ross B. Hannibal, Saratoga, CA (US);
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A radiation system includes a radiation source having an accelerator, the radiation source having a magnetic field associated therewith that is resulted from an operation of the accelerator, and a magnetic field source configured to provide a compensating magnetic field to at least partially counteract against the magnetic field that is resulted from the operation of the accelerator. A radiation system includes a radiation device having a radiation source, a patient support, and a protective guard located between the radiation source and the patient support, wherein the protective guard is moveably coupled to the radiation device or the patient support. A radiation system includes a particle generator for generating a particle, an accelerator for accelerating the particle, and a magnetic source for changing a trajectory of the particle, wherein the magnetic source comprises a permanent magnet.