Method for operating a particle therapy system
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1. A method for operating a particle therapy system, the method comprising:
- generating and accelerating irradiation particles;
generating a particle beam from at least a portion of the generated irradiation particles;
automatically measuring a particle beam intensity of the particle beam;
automatically sequentially irradiating a plurality of scanning points with the particle beam in accordance with a predefined irradiation plan, wherein the irradiation plan assigns an irradiation dose to each scanning point of the plurality of scanning points, and wherein a set-point value for the particle beam intensity is assigned to each scanning point of the plurality of scanning points based on the irradiation dose assigned to the scanning point by the predefined irradiation plan; and
automatically influencing the particle beam intensity as a function of the measured particle beam intensity and the setpoint value of the scanning point that is to be irradiated.
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Abstract
The present embodiments relate to a method for operating a particle therapy system. The particle therapy system includes a particle generation device, a beam generating device for generating a particle beam from at least one portion of the generated irradiation particles, a measuring device for automatically measuring a particle beam intensity of the particle beam, and a particle beam influencing device. The particle beam influencing device is configured to adjust the particle beam intensity as a function of the measured particle beam intensity and a predefined setpoint value for the particle beam intensity.
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1. A method for operating a particle therapy system, the method comprising:
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generating and accelerating irradiation particles; generating a particle beam from at least a portion of the generated irradiation particles; automatically measuring a particle beam intensity of the particle beam; automatically sequentially irradiating a plurality of scanning points with the particle beam in accordance with a predefined irradiation plan, wherein the irradiation plan assigns an irradiation dose to each scanning point of the plurality of scanning points, and wherein a set-point value for the particle beam intensity is assigned to each scanning point of the plurality of scanning points based on the irradiation dose assigned to the scanning point by the predefined irradiation plan; and automatically influencing the particle beam intensity as a function of the measured particle beam intensity and the setpoint value of the scanning point that is to be irradiated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 20)
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9. A particle therapy system comprising:
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a particle generation device operable to generate and accelerate irradiation particles; a beam generating device operable to generate a particle beam from at least a portion of the generated irradiation particles; a measuring device operable to automatically measure a particle beam intensity of the particle beam; a raster scan controller configured to sequentially irradiate scanning points with the particle beam in accordance with a predefined irradiation plan, wherein the irradiation plan assigns an irradiation dose to each of the scanning points, and wherein a set-point value for the particle beam intensity is assigned to each of the scanning points based on the irradiation dose assigned to the scanning point by the predefined irradiation plan; and a particle beam influencing device that is coupled to the raster scan controller and is configured to alter the particle beam intensity as a function of the measured particle beam intensity and the assigned setpoint value for the particle beam intensity of the scanning point that is to be irradiated. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a computer program product that, when executed by a particle beam influencing device of a particle therapy system, causes the particle beam influencing device to perform a method for operating the particle therapy system, the method comprising:
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generating and accelerating irradiation particles; generating a particle beam from at least a portion of the generated irradiation particles; automatically measuring a particle beam intensity of the particle beam; automatically sequentially irradiating a plurality of scanning points with the particle beam in accordance with a predefined irradiation plan, wherein the irradiation plan assigns an irradiation dose to each scanning point of the plurality of scanning points, and wherein a set-point value for the particle beam intensity is assigned to each scanning point of the plurality of scanning points based on the irradiation dose assigned to the scanning point by the predefined irradiation plan; and automatically influencing the particle beam intensity as a function of the measured particle beam intensity and the setpoint value of the scanning point that is to be irradiated.
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19. A non-transitory electronically readable data medium on which is stored electronically readable control information that is configured such that the electronically readable control information performs a method for operating a particle therapy system when the electronically readable data medium is used in a particle beam influencing device, the method comprising:
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generating and accelerating irradiation particles; generating a particle beam from at least a portion of the generated irradiation particles;
automatically measuring a particle beam intensity of the particle beam;automatically sequentially irradiating a plurality of scanning points with the particle beam in accordance with a predefined irradiation plan, wherein the irradiation plan assigns an irradiation dose to each scanning point of the plurality of scanning points, and wherein a set-point value for the particle beam intensity is assigned to each scanning point of the plurality of scanning points based on the irradiation dose assigned to the scanning point by the predefined irradiation plan; and automatically influencing the particle beam intensity as a function of the measured particle beam intensity and the setpoint value of the scanning point that is to be irradiated.
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