RADIOTHERAPY APPARATUS USING TRANSMISSION TYPE DOSIMETER

• US 20100065749A1
• Filed: 08/18/2009
• Published: 03/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
• Inventors: Yamashita, Ichiro, Nomura, Shinji, Sugimoto, Yoshio, Kamino, Yuichiro, Aoi, Tatsufumi
• Application Number:
  US12/542,877
• Publication Number:
  US 20100065749A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 250/389
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/1048 Monitoring, verifying, controlling systems and methods
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49002 Electrical device making

Abstract

A transmission type dosimeter includes electrodes configured to collect charged particles ionized with radiation, a body, in a cavity of which, the electrodes are arranged, and a lid configured to seal the cavity in the body. The lid includes a fixing frame section fixed on the body, and a transmission section formed with the fixing frame section as a unit body. The transmission section is thinner than the fixing frame section.

Claims

1. A transmission type dosimeter comprising:

electrodes configured to collect charged particles ionized with radiation;

a body, in a cavity of which, said electrodes are arranged; and

a lid configured to seal the cavity in said body,

wherein said lid comprises;

a fixing frame section fixed on said body; and

a transmission section unitarily formed with said fixing frame section, and

said transmission section is thinner than said fixing frame section.

2. The transmission type dosimeter according to claim 1, further comprising:

an opposite-side lid configured to seal the cavity in said body,

wherein said opposite-side lid comprises;

an opposite-side fixing frame section fixed on said body; and

an opposite-side transmission section unitarily formed with said opposite-side fixing frame section,

wherein said opposite-side lid is on an opposite side to said lid with respect to said electrodes, and

said opposite-side transmission section is thinner than said opposite-side fixing frame section.

3. The transmission type dosimeter according to claim 2, wherein said opposite-side transmission section is equal to or wider than said transmission section.

4. A transmission type dosimeter system comprising:

a transmission type dosimeter configured to measure a dose of radiation;

a sensor configured to measure a parameter of environment of said transmission type dosimeter; and

a control unit configured to correct the measured dose based on said measured parameter,

wherein said transmission type dosimeter comprises;

electrodes configured to collect charged particles ionized with radiation;

a body, in a cavity of which, said electrodes are arranged; and

a lid configured to seal the cavity in said body;

wherein said lid comprises;

a fixing frame section fixed on said body; and

a transmission section unitarily formed with said fixing frame section, and

said transmission section is thinner than said fixing frame section.

5. The transmission type dosimeter system according to claim 4, wherein said transmission type dosimeter further comprises:

an opposite-side lid configured to seal the cavity in said body,

wherein said opposite-side lid comprises;

an opposite-side fixing frame section fixed on said body; and

an opposite-side transmission section unitarily formed with said opposite-side fixing frame section,

wherein said opposite-side lid is on an opposite side to said lid with respect to said electrodes, and

said opposite-side transmission section is thinner than said opposite-side fixing frame section.

6. The transmission type dosimeter system according to claim 5, wherein said opposite-side transmission section is equal to or wider than said transmission section.

7. The transmission-type dosimeter system according to claim 4, wherein said measured parameter is an atmospheric pressure of the environment where said transmission type dosimeter is arranged.

8. The transmission type dosimeter system according to claim 4, wherein said measured parameter is a temperature of the environment of said transmission type dosimeter.

9. The transmission type dosimeter system according to claim 4, wherein said measured parameter indicates a deformation of said lid.

10. The transmission type dosimeter system according to claim 4, wherein further comprising:

counter electrodes, each of which is provided for one of said electrodes,

wherein a bias is applied between the counter electrode and one of said electrode.

11. A radiotherapy apparatus comprising:

a transmission type dosimeter configured to measure a dose of radiation;

an irradiation head configured to emit therapeutic radiation which transmits said transmission type dosimeter; and

a control unit configured to control said irradiation head to change a dose of the emitted therapeutic radiation based on the measured dose,

wherein said transmission type dosimeter comprises;

electrodes configured to collect charged particles ionized with said therapeutic radiation;

a body, in a cavity of which, said electrodes are arranged; and

a lid configured to seal the cavity in said body,

wherein said lid comprises;

a fixing frame section fixed on said body; and

a transmission section unitarily formed with said fixing frame section to transmit said therapeutic radiation, and

said transmission section is thinner than said fixing frame section.

12. The radiotherapy apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said transmission type dosimeter further comprises:

an opposite-side lid configured to seal the cavity in said body,

wherein said opposite-side lid comprises;

an opposite-side fixing frame section fixed on said body; and

an opposite-side transmission section unitarily formed with said opposite-side fixing frame section,

wherein said opposite-side lid is on an opposite side to said lid with respect to said electrodes, and

said opposite-side transmission section is thinner than said opposite-side fixing frame section.

13. The radiotherapy apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said opposite-side transmission section is equal to or wider than said transmission section.

14. The radiotherapy apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising:

a sensor configured to measure data of environment of said transmission type dosimeter, and

wherein said control unit corrects said measured dose, which is calculated based on electric currents which flows through said electrodes, based on said measured data, and controls said irradiation head to change the dose of the emitted therapeutic radiation based on the corrected dose.

15. A method of manufacturing a transmission type dosimeter comprising:

producing a lid of a fixing frame section and a transmission section which is thinner than said fixing frame section; and

fixing said lid to a body to seal an inside of the body in which electrodes arranged to collect charged particles ionized with the therapeutic radiation.