VERIFYING THE ENERGY OF A PARTICLE BEAM
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1. A method for verifying the energy of a particle beam in a particle therapy system, the method comprising:
- accelerating charged particles to a predefined energy in an acceleration apparatus of the particle therapy system,forming a particle beam from the charged particles and guiding the particle beam to an irradiation room of the particle therapy system using a transport apparatus,deflecting the particle beam using at least one magnet,measuring a position of the particle beam in a direction having a component perpendicular to the beam direction, andverifying an actual energy of the particle beam using the measured position.
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Abstract
A method for verifying the energy of a particle beam is provided. The method includes accelerating charged particles to a predefined energy in an acceleration apparatus, forming a particle beam from the acceleration apparatus and guiding the particle beam by means of a transport apparatus, deflecting the particle beam using at least one magnet, measuring a position of the particle beam in a direction, which is ideally but not necessarily perpendicular to the beam direction, and verifying an actual energy of the particle beam using the measured position.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for verifying the energy of a particle beam in a particle therapy system, the method comprising:
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accelerating charged particles to a predefined energy in an acceleration apparatus of the particle therapy system, forming a particle beam from the charged particles and guiding the particle beam to an irradiation room of the particle therapy system using a transport apparatus, deflecting the particle beam using at least one magnet, measuring a position of the particle beam in a direction having a component perpendicular to the beam direction, and verifying an actual energy of the particle beam using the measured position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 17, 18)
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10. An apparatus for verifying the energy of a particle beam, which is accelerated to a predefined energy and is guided by a transport apparatus and deflected from a straight travel direction, the apparatus comprising:
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a measuring apparatus for measuring a position of the particle beam in a direction, which has a component perpendicular to the beam direction, an evaluation apparatus for verifying an actual energy of the particle beam using the position measured by the measuring apparatus.
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11. A system for accelerating charged particles, the system comprising:
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an acceleration apparatus for accelerating charged particles to a predefined energy, a transport apparatus for guiding the accelerated particle beam to an irradiation room, a magnet for deflecting the particle beam, and an energy verification apparatus with a measuring apparatus for measuring a position of the particle beam in a direction, which has a component perpendicular to the beam direction, and with an evaluation apparatus for verifying an actual energy of the particle beam using the position measured by the measuring apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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