Non-continuous particle beam irradiation method and apparatus
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1. A method for treating a non-continuous particle beam produced by an accelerator in order to irradiate a target volume, comprising:
- forming an irradiation spot located in the target volume from the beam, andcontrolling a location of the irradiation spot by setting location controlling elements, wherein at least a portion of the setting of one or more of the location controlling elements takes place in between particle bunches of the beam.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus are disclosed for treating a non-continuous particle beam produced by an accelerator in order to irradiate a target volume, wherein an irradiation spot located in the target volume is formed from this beam, and wherein the location of the irradiation spot is controlled by location controlling elements. The setting of the location controlling elements may take place in between subsequent particle bunches of the beam, for example.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for treating a non-continuous particle beam produced by an accelerator in order to irradiate a target volume, comprising:
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forming an irradiation spot located in the target volume from the beam, and controlling a location of the irradiation spot by setting location controlling elements, wherein at least a portion of the setting of one or more of the location controlling elements takes place in between particle bunches of the beam. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A particle beam irradiation apparatus, comprising:
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a charged particle accelerator for producing a non-continuous particle beam; a beam transport system for transporting the particle beam; a plurality of location controlling elements for varying a location of an irradiation spot in a target volume; and a control system controlling the location controlling elements in such way that at least a portion of a setting of one or more of the location controlling elements takes place in between particle bunches of the non-continuous particle beam. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for treating a non-continuous particle beam produced by an accelerator in order to irradiate a target volume, the method comprising:
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forming an irradiation spot located in the target volume from the beam, the beam comprising a plurality of particle bunches; and actively-controlling a number of charged particles in at least one of the plurality of particle bunches. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A method for treating a non-continuous particle beam produced by an accelerator in order to irradiate a target volume, the method comprising:
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forming an irradiation spot located in the target volume from the beam, the beam comprising a plurality of charged particle bunches; beginning at least one voxel treatment with a bunch of a first number of charged particles; and ending the at least one voxel treatment with a bunch of a second number of charged particles, wherein the first number is larger than the second number.
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27. A method for treating a non-continuous particle beam produced by an accelerator in order to irradiate a target volume, the method comprising:
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forming an irradiation spot located in the target volume from the beam, the beam comprising a plurality of charged particle bunches; and irradiating at least one of a plurality of voxels to be irradiated with multiple bunches that have varying numbers of charged particles.
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