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Ion acceleration system for medical and/or other applications

  • US 8,405,056 B2
  • Filed: 12/28/2006
  • Issued: 03/26/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An acceleration system for charged nuclear particles with mass number equal or greater than 1, comprising:

  • a rotating mechanical gantry structure;

    at least one radiofrequency (RF) linear accelerator configured for producing a pulsed ion beam,said accelerator comprising at least one linac section mounted on the rotating gantry structure, the accelerator configured for rotating around an axis to irradiate a target or patient from more than one direction with the produced pulsed ion beam, the produced pulsed ion beam configured for treating a patient tumor or malformation; and

    radio-frequency (RF) power generators located outside the rotating gantry structure and connected to the at least one linac section via rotating wave-guide devices.

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