Particle therapy system, method and device for requesting a particle beam
First Claim
1. Particle therapy system having:
- an accelerator that accelerates particles;
a particle beam directing unit that directs particles to at least one irradiation location; and
an assignment unit that assigns and monitors the correct particle beam direction, wherein at least one of the irradiation locations has a control unit connected via a first link to the assignment unit and is operable to request a particle beam for an irradiating operation, so that the presence of the request signal at a signal input of the assignment unit establishes the requesting irradiation location.
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Abstract
A particle therapy system, method and device for requesting a particle beam is provided. The particle therapy system includes an accelerator that accelerates particles; a particle beam directing unit that directs particles to at least one irradiation location; and an assignment unit that assigns and monitors the correct particle beam direction. At least one of the irradiation locations has a control unit connected via a first link to the assignment unit and is operable to request a particle beam for an irradiating operation, so that the presence of the request signal at a signal input of the assignment unit establishes the requesting irradiation location.
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22 Claims
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1. Particle therapy system having:
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an accelerator that accelerates particles;
a particle beam directing unit that directs particles to at least one irradiation location; and
an assignment unit that assigns and monitors the correct particle beam direction, wherein at least one of the irradiation locations has a control unit connected via a first link to the assignment unit and is operable to request a particle beam for an irradiating operation, so that the presence of the request signal at a signal input of the assignment unit establishes the requesting irradiation location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20, 21, 22)
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11. Method of requesting a particle beam for an irradiating operation with a particle therapy system having at least one irradiation location, said the at least on irradiation location connected via a first signal link to an assignment unit of the particle therapy system, the method comprising:
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sending a request signal over the first signal link from the first irradiation location to the assignment unit, and setting a beam path in the particle therapy system to the requesting irradiation location. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of using a direct and permanently assigned signal link from one of a plurality of irradiation locations of a particle therapy system to an assignment unit of the particle therapy system that conveys a beam request signal or a confirmation signal.
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17. A device that request a particle beam for an irradiating operation in a particle therapy system having at least two irradiation locations, wherein at least one of the irradiation locations has a control unit connected via a permanently assigned signal link to a signal input of an assignment unit of the particle therapy system, including:
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a means for sending a request signal over the signal link from one of the irradiation locations to the control unit, and a means for setting a beam path to the requesting irradiation location in the particle therapy system. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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