Patient immobilization and repositioning method and apparatus used in conjunction with charged particle cancer therapy
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1. An apparatus for positioning a tumor of a patient for treatment with charged particles, comprising:
- a computer controlled patient positioning system, comprising an upper body support, wherein said upper body support comprises a semi-upright patient support surface, said computer controlled positioning system configured to use recorded patient position information in repositioning the patient when the patient sits down after a departure; and
a charged particle irradiation system comprising a charged particle beam path, said charged particle beam path passing within about six inches of said semi-upright patient support surface.
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Abstract
This invention relates generally to treatment of solid cancers. More particularly, the invention relates to a computer controlled patient positioning, immobilization, and repositioning method and apparatus used in conjunction with multi-field charged particle cancer therapy coordinated with patient respiration patterns and further in combination with charged particle beam injection, acceleration, extraction, and/or targeting methods and apparatus.
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1. An apparatus for positioning a tumor of a patient for treatment with charged particles, comprising:
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a computer controlled patient positioning system, comprising an upper body support, wherein said upper body support comprises a semi-upright patient support surface, said computer controlled positioning system configured to use recorded patient position information in repositioning the patient when the patient sits down after a departure; and a charged particle irradiation system comprising a charged particle beam path, said charged particle beam path passing within about six inches of said semi-upright patient support surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for positioning a tumor of a patient for treatment with charged particles, comprising the steps of:
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positioning the patient with a computer controlled patient positioning system configured to use recorded patient position information in repositioning the patient when the patient sits down after a departure, said patient positioning system comprising an upper body support, wherein said upper body support comprises a semi-upright patient support surface; and irradiating the tumor of the patient with the charged particles from a charged particle system, said charged particle system comprising a charged particle beam path, said charge particle beam path passing within about six inches of said semi-upright patient support surface, wherein the charged particles travel along said charged particle beam path to the tumor of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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