Bi-polar treatment facility for treating target cells with both positive and negative ions
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1. A bi-polar charged particle beam delivery system, comprising:
- a bi-polar accelerator configured to accelerate positive and negative ions in the same direction, the bi-polar accelerator comprising;
a plurality of arced sections, anda plurality of bending magnets configured to direct the positive and negative ions around the arced section in the same direction; and
a configurable power supply coupled with the plurality of bending magnets, the configurable power supply configured to supply a reversible current to the bending magnets.
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Abstract
A system for treating target cells with both positive and negative ions comprises a bi-polar beam delivery system configured to create and deliver both positive ion beams and negative ion beams. The bi-polar beam delivery system comprises a bi-polar accelerator configured to accelerate positive and negative ions in the same direction making such a bi-polar beam delivery system practical.
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1. A bi-polar charged particle beam delivery system, comprising:
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a bi-polar accelerator configured to accelerate positive and negative ions in the same direction, the bi-polar accelerator comprising; a plurality of arced sections, and a plurality of bending magnets configured to direct the positive and negative ions around the arced section in the same direction; and a configurable power supply coupled with the plurality of bending magnets, the configurable power supply configured to supply a reversible current to the bending magnets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A bi-polar treatment facility, comprising:
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a bi-polar beam delivery system, the bi-polar beam delivery system comprising; a bi-polar accelerator configured to accelerate positive and negative ions in the same direction, the bi-polar accelerator comprising; a plurality of arced sections, and a plurality of bending magnets configured to direct the positive and negative ions around the arced sections in the same direction and form a beam comprising the positive or negative ions, and a configurable power supply coupled with the plurality of bending magnets, the configurable power supply configured to supply a reversible current to the bending magnets; and a radiating and imaging device, the radiating and imaging device comprising; a beam delivery gantry configured to deliver the beam to a target area. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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