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Heavy Ion Therapy with Microbeams

  • US 20100187446A1
  • Filed: 01/22/2010
  • Published: 07/29/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for delivering therapeutic heavy ion radiation to a subject comprising the step of delivering a therapeutic dose of heavy ions substantially only to a target volume within the subject by generating a broad field of radiation effect substantially only within the target volume, the broad field of radiation effect not being generated in non-targeted tissue of the subject, said delivering comprising irradiating the target volume with at least two arrays of heavy ion microbeams, the at least two arrays each having at least two parallel, spatially distinct heavy ion microbeams, and wherein the step of delivering the microbeams further includes the step of interleaving the at least two arrays substantially only within the target volume to form a substantially continuous broad beam of radiation substantially only within the target volume.

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