Synchrotron type accelerator and medical treatment system employing the same

• US 6,008,499 A
• Filed: 12/03/1997
• Issued: 12/28/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Matsuda, Koji, Hiramoto, Kazuo, Umezawa, Masumi
• Primary Examiner(s): Westin, Edward P.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wells, Nikita
• Application Number:
  US08/984,520
• Time in Patent Office: 755 Days
• Field of Search: 250/492.3, 315/503, 315/507
• US Class Current: 250/492.3
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/1087 Ions; Protons
• CPC Class Codes: H05H 13/04 Synchrotrons
• CPC Class Codes: H05H 7/10 Arrangements for ejecting particles from orbits

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a small synchrotron type accelerator and a medical treatment system employing the same. In order to attain this object, according to the present invention, a synchrotron type accelerator includes: a deflecting electromagnet which is arranged on a circulating orbit of a charged particle beam; a first deflector for beam ejection by which the charged particle beam turning along the circulating orbit is deflected; and a second deflector for beam ejection which is used in pairs with the first deflector for beam ejection and by which the charged particle beam which has been deflected by the first deflector for beam ejection is introduced into an ejected beam transporting system, wherein both the deflecting electromagnet and the second deflector for beam ejection are arranged in this order downstream with respect to the first deflector for beam ejection.

Claims

1. A synchrotron type accelerator including:

at least one deflecting electromagnet arranged on a circulating orbit of a charged particle beam;

four-poles divergence electromagnets and four-poles convergence electromagnets arranged on said circulating orbit;

a high frequency applying unit arranged on said circulating orbit for applying a high frequency electromagnetic field to said charged particle beam which circulates and for increasing an amplitude of betatron oscillation of said charged particle beam to a level above a stability limit of resonance;

a first deflector for beam ejection arranged on said circulating orbit for deflecting said charged particle beam which is excited above said stability limit of the resonance by said high frequency applying unit; and

a second deflector for beam ejection arranged on said circulating orbit used in pair with said first deflector for beam ejection for introducing said charged particle beam deflected by said first deflector for beam ejection into an ejected beam transporting system;

wherein said at least one deflecting electromagnet and said second deflector for beam ejection are arranged in this order downstream with respect to said first deflector for beam ejection, and said at least one deflecting electromagnet deflects said charged particle beam deflected by said first deflector for beam ejection toward said second deflector for beam ejection.

2. A synchrotron type accelerator according to claim 1, further comprising:

a power source for supplying power to generate an electric field or a magnetic field in said at least one deflecting electromagnet, said four-poles divergence electromagnets, said four-poles convergence electromagnets, said first deflector for beam ejection and said second deflector for beam ejection; and

control means for controlling said power source so that the strength of said electric field or said magnetic field is maintained at a substantially constant level, while said high frequency applying unit is applying said high frequency electromagnetic field to said charged particle beam.

3. A medical treatment system comprising:

a synchrotron type accelerator according to claim 1;

said ejected beam transporting system for transporting a charged particle beam ejected from said synchrotron type accelerator; and

an irradiation system connected to said ejected beam transporting system for irradiating said charged particle beam transported by said ejected beam transporting system to a patient.

4. A synchrotron type accelerator including:

at least one deflecting electromagnet arranged on a circulating orbit of a charged particle beam;

four-poles divergence electromagnets and four-poles convergence electromagnets arranged on said circulating orbit;

a high frequency applying unit arranged on said circulating orbit for applying a high frequency electromagnetic field to said charged particle beam which circulates and for increasing an amplitude of betatron oscillation of said charged particle beam to a level above a stability limit of resonance;

a first deflector for beam ejection arranged on said circulating orbit for deflecting said charged particle beam excited above said stability limit of the resonance by said high frequency applying unit; and

a second deflector for beam ejection arranged on said circulating orbit used in pair with said first deflector for beam ejection for introducing said charged particle beam deflected by said first deflector into an ejected beam transporting system;

wherein said at least one deflecting electromagnet and said second deflector for beam ejection are arranged in this order downstream with respect to said first deflector for beam ejection, and at least one of said four-poles divergence electromagnets is located downstream with respect to said first deflector for beam ejection and upstream with respect to said second deflector for beam ejection.

5. A synchrotron type accelerator according to claim 4, wherein two of said four-poles divergence electromagnets are located downstream with respect to said first deflector for beam ejection and upstream with respect to said second deflector for beam ejection.

6. A synchrotron type accelerator according to claim 4, further comprising:

a power source for supplying power to generate an electric field or a magnetic field in said at least one deflecting electromagnet, said four-poles divergence electromagnets, said four-poles convergence electromagnets, said first deflector for beam ejection and said second deflector for beam ejection; and

control means for controlling said power source so that the strength of said electric field or said magnetic field is maintained at a substantially constant level, while said high frequency applying unit is applying said high frequency electromagnetic field to said charged particle beam.

7. A medical treatment system comprising:

a synchrotron type accelerator according to claim 4;

said ejected beam transporting system for transporting a charged particle beam ejected from said synchrotron type accelerator; and

an irradiation system connected to said ejected beam transporting system for irradiating said charged particle beam transported by said ejected beam transporting system to a patient.