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Particle beam scanning

  • US 10,456,591 B2
  • Filed: 10/27/2017
  • Issued: 10/29/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A particle therapy system comprising:

  • a synchrocyclotron to output a particle beam;

    a scanning system to receive the particle beam from the synchrocyclotron and to move the particle beam across at least part of an irradiation target; and

    one or more processing devices to control the scanning system to move the particle beam across the at least part of the irradiation target according to an irregular grid pattern, where at least some spots of the particle beam in the irregular grid pattern are not along lines located at regular locations along the at least part of the irradiation target.

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