Charged particle beam irradiation system and method of extracting charged particle beam
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1. A charged particle beam irradiation system comprising:
- a synchrotron for accelerating a charged particle beam, the synchrotron including a radio frequency applying device for beam extraction;
a beam irradiation apparatus having a beam energy modulator and arranged for irradiating an object with the charged particle beam extracted from said synchrotron and having passed said beam energy modulator, the beam energy modulator being rotated and a thickness thereof in an axial direction differing in a rotational direction; and
a controller for controlling the extraction intensity of the charged particle beam extracted from the synchrotron by controlling an amplitude of a radio frequency signal supplied to the radio frequency applying device on the basis of a rotational angle of the beam energy modulator in the rotational direction, the extraction intensity being controlled to vary among different levels on the basis of the rotational angle of the beam energy modulator during a period after a start of the extraction of the charged particle beam and before a stop of the extraction of the charged particle beam while the charged particle beam is being extracted.
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A charged particle beam irradiation system includes an accelerator for accelerating a charged particle beam, a beam irradiation apparatus having a beam energy modulator and arranged for irradiating an object with the charged particle beam extracted from the accelerator and having passed the beam energy modulator, which is rotated and whose thickness in the axial direction differs in the rotational direction, and a controller for controlling the extraction intensity of the charged particle beam extracted from the accelerator, while the charged particle beam is being extracted, on the basis of the rotational angle of the beam energy modulator.
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1. A charged particle beam irradiation system comprising:
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a synchrotron for accelerating a charged particle beam, the synchrotron including a radio frequency applying device for beam extraction; a beam irradiation apparatus having a beam energy modulator and arranged for irradiating an object with the charged particle beam extracted from said synchrotron and having passed said beam energy modulator, the beam energy modulator being rotated and a thickness thereof in an axial direction differing in a rotational direction; and a controller for controlling the extraction intensity of the charged particle beam extracted from the synchrotron by controlling an amplitude of a radio frequency signal supplied to the radio frequency applying device on the basis of a rotational angle of the beam energy modulator in the rotational direction, the extraction intensity being controlled to vary among different levels on the basis of the rotational angle of the beam energy modulator during a period after a start of the extraction of the charged particle beam and before a stop of the extraction of the charged particle beam while the charged particle beam is being extracted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 6, 7, 12, 14, 15)
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4. A charged particle beam irradiation system comprising:
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a synchrotron for accelerating a charged particle beam, the synchrotron including a radio frequency applying device for beam extraction; a beam irradiation apparatus having a beam energy modulator and arranged for irradiating an object with the charged particle beam extracted from said synchrotron and having passed said beam energy modulator, the beam energy modulator being rotated and a thickness thereof in an axial direction differing in a rotational direction; and a controller for controlling the amplitude of a radio frequency signal supplied to the radio frequency applying device on the basis of a rotational angle of the beam energy modulator in the rotational direction, the amplitude being controlled to vary among different levels on the basis of the rotational angle of the beam energy modulator during a period after a start of the extraction of the charged particle beam and before a stop of the extraction of the charged particle beam while the charged particle beam is being extracted. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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8. A charged particle beam irradiation system comprising:
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a synchrotron for accelerating a charged particle beam, the synchrotron including a radio frequency applying device for beam extraction; a beam irradiation apparatus having a beam energy modulator and arranged for irradiating an object with the charged particle beam extracted from said synchrotron and having passed said beam energy modulator, the beam energy modulator being rotated and a thickness thereof in an axial direction differing in a rotational direction; and a controller for controlling the extraction intensity of the charged particle beam extracted from the synchrotron by controlling an amplitude of a radio frequency signal supplied to the radio frequency applying device on the basis of the thickness of the beam energy modulator in the axial direction, the extraction intensity being controlled to vary among different levels on the basis of the thickness of the beam energy modulator during a period after a start of the extraction of the charged particle beam and before a stop of the extraction of the charged particle beam while the charged particle beam is being extracted. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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9. A charged particle beam irradiation system comprising:
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a synchrotron for accelerating a charged particle beam, the synchrotron including a radio frequency applying device for beam extraction; a beam irradiation apparatus having a beam energy modulator and arranged for irradiating an object with the charged particle beam extracted from said synchrotron and having passed said beam energy modulator, the beam energy modulator being rotated and a thickness thereof in an axial direction differing in a rotational direction; and a controller for controlling the amplitude of a radio frequency signal supplied to the radio frequency applying device on the basis of the thickness of the beam energy modulator in the axial direction, the amplitude being controlled to vary among different levels on the basis of the thickness of the beam energy modulator during a period after a start of the extraction of the charged particle beam and before a stop of the extraction of the charged particle beam while the charged particle beam is being extracted.
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11. A charged particle beam irradiation system comprising:
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a synchrotron for accelerating a charged particle beam, the synchrotron including a radio frequency applying device for beam extraction; a beam irradiation apparatus having a beam energy modulator and arranged for irradiating an object with the charged particle beam extracted from said synchrotron and having passed said beam energy modulator, the beam energy modulator being rotated and a thickness thereof in an axial direction differing in a rotational direction; and a controller for controlling the extraction intensity of the charged particle beam extracted from the synchrotron while the charged particle beam is being extracted, when an ion beam having energy different from the energy to which the shape of the beam energy modulator is optimized is incident on the beam energy modulator, the extraction intensity being controlled to vary among different levels by controlling an amplitude of a radio frequency signal supplied to the radio frequency applying device synchrotron on the basis of one of the rotational angle in the rotational direction or the thickness in the axial direction of the beam energy modulator during a period after a start of the extraction of the charged particle beam and before a stop of the extraction of the charged particle beam while the charged particle beam is being extracted.
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13. A charged particle beam irradiation system comprising:
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a synchrotron for accelerating a charged particle beam, the synchrotron including a radio frequency applying device for beam extraction; a beam irradiation apparatus having a beam energy modulator and arranged for irradiating an object with the charged particle beam extracted from said synchrotron and having passed said beam energy modulator, the beam energy modulator being rotated and a thickness thereof in an axial direction differing in a rotational direction; and a controller for outputting an extraction start signal and an extraction stop signal for starting and stopping the extraction of a charged particle beam orbiting the synchrotron and a control signal for controlling the extraction intensity of the charged particle beam extracted from the synchrotron by controlling an amplitude of a radio frequency signal supplied to the radio frequency applying device on the basis of the rotational angle of the beam energy modulator in the rotational direction, the extraction intensity being controlled to vary among different levels on the basis of the rotational angle of the beam energy modulator during a period after a start of the extraction of the charged particle beam and before a stop of the extraction of the charged particle beam while the charged particle beam is being extracted.
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16. A method of extracting a charged particle beam, comprising the steps of:
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accelerating a charged particle beam using a synchrotron, the synchrotron including a radio frequency applying device for beam extraction; transmitting the charged particle beam extracted from the synchrotron to pass a rotating beam energy modulator, a thickness of the beam energy modulator in an axial direction differing in a rotational direction; and controlling the extraction intensity of the charged particle beam extracted from the synchrotron by controlling an amplitude of a radio frequency signal supplied to the radio frequency applying device on the basis of the rotational angle of the beam energy modulator in the rotational direction, the extraction intensity being controlled to vary among different levels on the basis of the rotational angle of the beam energy modulator during a period after a start of the extraction of the charged particle beam and before a stop of the extraction of the charged particle beam while the charged particle beam is being extracted. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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17. A method of extracting a charged particle beam, comprising the steps of:
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accelerating a charged particle beam with a synchrotron, the synchrotron including a radio frequency applying device the beam extraction; transmitting the charged particle beam extracted from the synchrotron to pass a rotating beam energy modulator, a thickness of the beam energy modulator in an axial direction differing in a rotational direction; and controlling the extraction intensity of the charged particle beam extracted from the synchrotron by controlling an amplitude of a radio frequency signal supplied to the radio frequency applying device on the basis of a rotating time of the beam energy modulator in the rotational direction, the extraction intensity being controlled to vary among different levels on the basis of the rotating time of the beam energy modulator during a period after a start of the extraction of the charged particle beam and before a stop of the extraction of the charged particle beam while the charged particle beam is being extracted.
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18. A method of extracting a charged particle beam, comprising the steps of:
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accelerating a charged particle beam with a synchrotron; modulating the amplitude of a radio frequency signal applied to a charged particle beam on the basis of a rotational angle of a beam energy modulator in a rotational direction while the charged particle beam is being extracted, the amplitude being modulated to vary among different levels on the basis of the rotational angle of the beam energy modulator during a period after a start of the extraction of the charged particle beam and before a stop of the extraction of the charged particle beam while the charged particle beam is being extracted; applying the modulated radio frequency signal for extracting the charged particle beam from the accelerator; and transmitting the extracted charged particle beam to pass a rotating beam energy modulator, the thickness of the beam energy modulator in an axial direction differing in the rotational direction.
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21. A charged particle beam irradiation system comprising:
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a synchrotron for accelerating a charged particle beam, the synchrotron including a radio frequency applying device for beam extraction; a beam irradiation apparatus having a beam energy modulator and arranged for irradiating an object with the charged particle beam extracted from said synchrotron and transported through the beam irradiation apparatus along a beam axis and having passed said beam energy modulator, the beam energy modulator being rotated in a rotational direction around an axis of rotation extending in a direction along said beam axis and a thickness thereof in the axial direction differing in the rotational direction; and a controller for controlling the extraction intensity of the charged particle beam extracted from the synchrotron by controlling an amplitude of a radio frequency signal supplied to the radio frequency applying device on the basis of a rotational angle of the beam energy modulator in the rotational direction, the extraction intensity being controlled to vary among different levels on the basis of the rotational angle of the beam energy modulator during a period after a start of the extraction of the charged particle beam and before a stop of the extraction of the charged particle beam while the charged particle beam is being extracted.
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22. A charged particle beam irradiation system comprising:
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a synchrotron for accelerating a charged particle beam, the synchrotron including a radio frequency applying device for beam extraction; a beam irradiation apparatus having a beam energy modulator and arranged for irradiating an object with the charged particle beam extracted from said synchrotron and having passed said beam energy modulator, the beam energy modulator being rotated and the thickness thereof in the axial direction differing in the rotational direction, the beam energy modulator being used to control a width of a spread-out Bragg peak (SOBP); and a controller for controlling the extraction intensity of the charged particle beam extracted from the synchrotron by controlling an amplitude of a radio frequency signal supplied to the radio frequency applying device on the basis of the rotational angle of the beam energy modulator, the extraction intensity being controlled while the charged particle beam is being extracted from the synchrotron before reaching the beam irradiation apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (23, 25, 28, 29, 34, 36, 37)
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24. A charged particle beam irradiation system comprising:
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an ion source for generating a charged particle beam; a synchrotron for accelerating the charged particle beam extracted from the ion source, the synchrotron including a radio frequency applying device for beam extraction; a beam irradiation apparatus having a beam energy modulator and arranged for irradiating an object with the charged particle beam extracted from said synchrotron and having passed said beam energy modulator, the beam energy modulator being rotated and the thickness thereof in the axial direction differing in the rotational direction, the beam energy modulator being used to control a width of a spread-out Bragg peak (SOBP); and a controller for controlling the extraction intensity of the charged particle beam extracted from the synchrotron by controlling an amplitude of a radio frequency signal supplied to the a radio frequency applying device on the basis of the rotational angle of the beam energy modulator, the extraction intensity being controlled while the charged particle beam is being extracted from the synchrotron before reaching the beam irradiation apparatus.
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26. A charged particle beam irradiation system comprising:
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a synchrotron for accelerating a charged particle beam, the synchrotron including a radio frequency applying device for beam extraction; a beam irradiation apparatus having a beam energy modulator and arranged for irradiating an object with the charged particle beam extracted from said synchrotron and having passed said beam energy modulator, the beam energy modulator being rotated and the thickness thereof in the axial direction differing in the rotational direction, the beam energy modulator being used to control a width of a spread-out Bragg peak (SOBP); and a controller for controlling the amplitude of a radio frequency signal supplied to the radio frequency applying device on the basis of the rotational angle of the beam energy modulator, the amplitude being controlled while the charged particle beam is being extracted from the synchrotron before reaching the beam irradiation apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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30. A charged particle beam irradiation system comprising:
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a synchrotron for accelerating a charged particle beam, the synchrotron including a radio frequency applying device for beam extraction; a beam irradiation apparatus having a beam energy modulator and arranged for irradiating an object with the charged particle beam extracted from said synchrotron and having passed said beam energy modulator, the beam energy modulator being rotated and the thickness thereof in the axial direction differing in the rotational direction, the beam energy modulator being used to control a width of a spread-out Bragg peak (SOBP); and a controller for controlling the extraction intensity of the charged particle beam extracted from the synchrotron by controlling an amplitude of a radio frequency signal supplied to the radio frequency applying device on the basis of the thickness of the beam energy modulator in the axial direction, the extraction intensity being controlled while the charged particle beam is being extracted from the synchrotron before reaching the beam irradiation apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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31. A charged particle beam irradiation system comprising:
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a synchrotron for accelerating a charged particle beam, the synchrotron including a radio frequency applying device for beam extraction; a beam irradiation apparatus having a beam energy modulator and arranged for irradiating an object with the charged particle beam extracted from said synchrotron and having passed said beam energy modulator, the beam energy modulator being rotated and the thickness thereof in the axial direction differing in the rotational direction, the beam energy modulator being used to control a width of a spread-out Bragg peak (SOBP); and a controller for controlling the amplitude of a radio frequency signal supplied to the radio frequency applying device on the basis of the thickness of the beam energy modulator in the axial direction, the amplitude being controlled while the charged particle beam is being extracted from the synchrotron before reaching the beam irradiation apparatus.
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33. A charged particle beam irradiation system comprising:
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a synchrotron for accelerating a charged particle beam, the synchrotron including a radio frequency applying device for beam extraction; a beam irradiation apparatus having a beam energy modulator and arranged for irradiating an object with the charged particle beam extracted from said synchrotron and having passed said beam energy modulator, the beam energy modulator being rotated and the thickness thereof in the axial direction differing in the rotational direction, the beam energy modulator being used to control a width of a spread-out Bragg peak (SOBP); and a controller for controlling the extraction intensity of the charged particle beam extracted from the synchrotron while the charged particle beam is being extracted from the synchrotron before reaching the beam irradiation apparatus, by controlling an amplitude of a radio frequency signal supplied to the radio frequency applying device when an ion beam having energy different from the energy to which the shape of the beam energy modulator is optimized is incident on the beam energy modulator.
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35. A charged particle beam irradiation system comprising:
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a synchrotron for accelerating a charged particle beam, the synchrotron including a radio frequency applying device for beam extraction; a beam irradiation apparatus having a beam energy modulator and arranged for irradiating an object with the charged particle beam extracted from said synchrotron and having passed said beam energy modulator, the beam energy modulator being rotated and the thickness thereof in the axial direction differing in the rotational direction; and by controlling an amplitude of a signal supplied to the accelerator an extraction start signal and an extraction stop signal for starting and stopping the extraction of a charged particle beam orbiting the synchrotron and a control signal for controlling the extraction intensity of the charged particle beam extracted from the synchrotron before reaching the beam irradiation apparatus by controlling an amplitude of a radio frequency signal supplied to the radio frequency applying device on the basis of the rotational angle of the beam energy modulator.
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38. A method of extracting a charged particle beam, comprising the steps of:
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accelerating a charged particle beam with a synchrotron, the synchrotron including a radio frequency applying device for beam extraction; transmitting the charged particle beam extracted from the synchrotron to pass a rotating beam energy modulator, the thickness of the beam energy modulator in the axial direction differing in the rotational direction, the beam energy modulator being used to control a width of a spread-out Bragg peak (SOBP); and controlling the extraction intensity of the charged particle beam extracted from the synchrotron by controlling an amplitude of a radio frequency signal supplied to the radio frequency applying device on the basis of the rotational angle of the beam energy modulator, the extraction intensity being controlled while the charged particle beam is being extracted from the synchrotron before reaching the beam energy modulator. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42)
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39. A method of extracting a charged particle beam, comprising the steps of:
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accelerating a charged particle beam with a synchrotron, the synchrotron including a radio frequency applying device for beam extraction; transmitting the charged particle beam extracted from the synchrotron to pass a rotating beam energy modulator, the thickness of the beam energy modulator in the axial direction differing in the rotational direction, the beam energy modulator being used to control a width of a spread-out Bragg peak (SOBP); and controlling the extraction intensity of the charged particle beam extracted from the synchrotron by controlling an amplitude of a radio frequency signal supplied to the radio frequency applying device on the basis of the rotating time of the beam energy modulator, the extraction intensity being controlled while the charged particle beam is being extracted from the synchrotron before reaching the beam irradiation apparatus.
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40. A method of extracting a charged particle beam, comprising the steps of:
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accelerating a charged particle beam with a synchrotron; modulating the amplitude of a radio frequency signal applied to a charged particle beam on the basis of the rotational angle of a beam energy modulator while the charged particle beam is being extracted from the synchrotron before reaching the beam irradiation apparatus; applying the modulated radio frequency signal for extracting the charged particle beam from the synchrotron; and transmitting the extracted charged particle beam to pass a rotating beam energy modulator, the thickness of the beam energy modulator in the axial direction differing in the rotational direction, the beam energy modulator being used to control a width of a spread-out Bragg peak (SOBP).
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