ANTIPROTON PRODUCTION AND DELIVERY FOR IMAGING AND TERMINATION OF UNDESIRABLE CELLS
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Abstract
Systems and methods for using antiprotons for terminating unwanted or undesirable cells which can be used in the treatment of conditions caused by the existence and/or proliferation of such undesirable cells. Such conditions include cardiovascular ailments, Parkinson'"'"'s disease, wet macular degeneration, endocrine disorders, dermatological ailments, and cancer. Because of the unique nature of antiprotons and their annihilation characteristics, the preferred antiproton delivery device (1010, 1015, 1030) embodiments further incorporate detector arrays (1050a), capable of detecting characteristic emissions in the course of treatment.
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1. (canceled)
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2. A method to treat a patient having undesirable cells, the method comprising:
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inserting antiprotons into an accelerator; controlling said accelerator so as to control temperature of said antiprotons while accelerating said antiprotons to a predetermined, therapeutic energy level; reducing the temperature of said antiprotons at said therapeutic energy level; extracting said antiprotons from said accelerator at said therapeutic energy level; and exposing at least a portion of the undesirable cells to said antiprotons at said therapeutic energy level. - View Dependent Claims (3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11)
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7. A method to treat a patient having undesirable cells, comprising:
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imaging a patient with undesirable cells with an imaging system; inserting antiprotons into an accelerator; controlling said accelerator so as to control temperature of said antiprotons while accelerating said antiprotons to a predetermined, therapeutic energy level; extracting said antiprotons from said accelerator at said therapeutic energy level; and exposing, consistent with said imaging, at least a portion of the undesirable cells to said antiprotons at said therapeutic energy level. - View Dependent Claims (4, 8)
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12. An apparatus configured to treat a patient having undesirable cells, the apparatus including;
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an entry port accepting antiprotons from an accelerator at a therapeutic energy level; a fixture immobilizing a patient having undesirable cells; a positron emission tomography scanner placed in proximity to the fixture so as to image positron production within the patient without substantially moving the patient after exposure to antiprotons. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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